UNSPSC 50531580: Dried non GMO sierra beauty apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO sierra 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 50531580 Dried non-GMO Sierra Beauty apples, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity under this specific product designation in state and local procurement; the opportunities tagged to this code span much broader food service categories rather than dried apple procurement specifically. School districts, county boards of education, and state agencies are the primary issuing bodies posting under broader grocery and fresh-produce codes, but none of the recent solicitations explicitly feature dried apples as a line item or primary procurement focus. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia have all posted food-service solicitations in the past six months, but these are directed toward comprehensive grocery supply, fresh produce assortments, or prepared meal services rather than specialty dried-apple products.

The geographic footprint of state and local food-service procurement spans Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Virginia, and Mississippi, with Georgia showing the highest concentration of recent activity across multiple school districts and the State of Georgia itself. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid (RFP, 1,100+ line items, due June 30) for the Board of Education, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 fresh-food procurement (IFB HHS0017449, $1.5 million historical value), Hancock County Schools' June 2026 fresh-produce solicitation (IFB #SN002-2027, 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties, due June 26), and Meriden Public Schools' February 2026 commercial-grocery RFP (anticipated value $3.1 million). None of these opportunities specifically name dried non-GMO Sierra Beauty apples as a sought product, suggesting the code may be overclassified or underutilized in current state and local contracting activity.