UNSPSC 50531576: Dried non GMO red york apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO red york 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 50531576 Dried non-GMO red york apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of prepared and shelf-stable produce items for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The recent opportunities in the dataset show minimal direct solicitation specifically for dried apples; instead, the code appears tagged in broad grocery and fresh-produce solicitations where dried or processed fruit represents one line item among dozens. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily school districts and county boards of education, supplemented by state health agencies, city procurement offices, and senior-services authorities. The work being bought includes grocery supply contracts that enumerate fresh apples, dried fruit products, and other commodities as individual line items within larger master-grocery or produce-specific agreements. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (response due June 26, 2026), which specified multiple apple varieties across fresh categories; Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and USDA foods (anticipated award April 24, 2026, contract value approximately $3.1 million); and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts, with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas (proposals due March 4, 2026).

Activity concentrates in school district nutrition programs across Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. The code shows strongest recent activity in Georgia, where multiple school districts and county systems have issued solicitations for fresh and processed produce in early 2026, often through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. Secondary activity appears in Texas (El Paso State Supported Living Center food procurement under IFB HHS0017449, response due July 13, 2026, estimated prior-period value $1.5 million) and Florida (Hillsborough County senior meal services, estimated three-year value $17.8 million). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard across school-district solicitations. Most school-district opportunities specify firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, delivery to multiple school sites with tight time windows (typically 6:30–1:30 p.m.), and compliance with HACCP food-safety programs, USDA nutrition standards, and Child Nutrition Program requirements. Few opportunities isolate dried apples as a standalone commodity; instead, dried fruit and processed produce line items appear within master-grocery contracts that enumerate 50–200+ product lines, suggesting that vendors pursuing this code should view it as part of broader school-nutrition or institutional food-service relationships rather than narrow single-commodity sales.