UNSPSC 50531566: Dried non GMO pitmaston pineapple apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO pitmaston pineapple apples that have been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50531566 Dried non-GMO Pitmaston pineapple apples, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source records show no solicitations for dried specialty apple varieties; instead, they document school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and cities procuring fresh produce, groceries, meal services, and food distribution across dozens of line items spanning mainstream fruits, vegetables, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods. The code's narrow commodity scope—a single dried apple varietal—does not match the breadth of fresh and processed food products state and local bodies actually buy under their food service operations.

The recent opportunities reflect issuing bodies across multiple jurisdiction types: school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Fairfax County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Douglas County), county governments (Hillsborough County), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipalities (City of Dallas). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, driven by National School Lunch Program compliance requirements and Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic agricultural content. Representative recent solicitations include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution serving 25,500 students with an estimated annual value of $9,000,000. Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Virginia, Texas), with school districts representing the most active segment. This code shows limited relevance to current procurement patterns and warrants a skip unless your firm supplies dried specialty apple products to institutional food service in bulk volumes—a niche unlikely to drive material opportunity in state and local contracting.