UNSPSC 50531572: Dried non GMO red delicious apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO red delicious 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 50531572 Dried non-GMO red delicious apples is a Commodity code for dried fruit products that state and local governments procure as ingredients for institutional food service, principally school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-supported care facilities. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local food service operations—school districts, county nutrition departments, and state health and human services facilities—sourcing a broad range of fresh and processed produce and food items to meet federal nutrition requirements, including the National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), and HACCP food safety protocols. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and the State of Georgia procurement office. These jurisdictions typically structure solicitations as multi-year commodity supply contracts for institutional kitchens, with firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple school and facility sites on standard pallets, compliance with nutritional labeling and whole-grain requirements, and vendor performance evaluated through reference checks, past performance tracking systems, and blind testing.

Recent activity spans Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for school breakfast and lunch (response due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce across multiple apple and produce varieties for school year 2026–27 (bids due June 26, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for a state-supported living center (proposals due July 11, 2026, with historical annual spend of $1.5 million), and Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years. The code shows modest recent activity with no standout repeat issuer; solicitations cluster around school nutrition programs and senior services in the South and Northeast.