UNSPSC 50531578: Dried non GMO rome beauty apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO rome beauty 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 50531578 Dried non-GMO Rome beauty apples, a Commodity code, has minimal recent state and local procurement activity — the source contains no opportunities explicitly seeking dried, non-GMO Rome beauty apples, despite robust demand for fresh produce and grocery items across school districts, counties, and state agencies. The code's narrowly specified product scope (dried Rome beauty apples with non-GMO certification) contrasts sharply with the broader categories state and local buyers are actively procuring: fresh produce across multiple varieties, comprehensive grocery and food supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items, and meal preparation and delivery services. Recent solicitations from Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia, and Fairfax County Public Schools all seek fresh produce in bulk quantities — with varieties including Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples — but none specifically target dried Rome beauty apples as a commodity line item.

The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement under the broader produce and grocery categories include school districts (Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, Fairfax, Bulloch County, Douglas County, Pascagoula-Gautier, and Meriden Public Schools), county and municipal governments (Bridgeport, Hillsborough County, the City of Dallas), and a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Geographic activity centers on Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurements), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (HHSC, Dallas), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 27, 2026 due date, requiring minimum 76 items with firm fixed pricing across 45 schools and distribution centers), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's School Nutrition Fresh Produce annual bid (April 23, 2026 due date, covering 72 items with 21,125 cases of Fuji apples estimated annually), and the City of Bridgeport's Grocery Items IFB for the Board of Education (June 30, 2026 due date, spanning over 1,100 line items under Buy American requirements). None of these solicitations isolate dried non-GMO Rome beauty apples as a separately bid commodity; firms targeting this code should note the mismatch between the code's specificity and actual state and local procurement patterns, which favor aggregated produce suppliers and multi-category food distributors over single-variety dried-fruit vendors.