UNSPSC 50531573: Dried non GMO red gravenstein apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO red gravenstein 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 50531573, Dried non-GMO red Gravenstein apples, is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely solicit this specific produce item through formal procurement. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for dried Gravenstein apples; instead, it documents active procurement across broader fresh produce, grocery staples, and meal services. A review of fourteen recent state and local opportunities—spanning school districts, county commissioners, state agencies, and municipal governments—shows no match to this narrow commodity. School districts and institutional food buyers in the source material solicit fresh produce categories (apples by variety including Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honeycrisp), packaged grocery items, and prepared meals, but not dried or specialty-processed single-variety apples. The code appears to reflect a highly specialized agricultural product that does not appear in current state and local procurement activity documented in this dataset.

State and local procurement under this code shows no recent activity. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a specific dried apple variety) and the actual solicitations posted by school districts, county nutrition programs, state purchasing offices, and municipal agencies suggests either that this commodity code is rarely used for state and local contracts, or that buyers in these jurisdictions do not currently source this product line through formal competitive bidding.