UNSPSC 50531581: Dried non GMO spartan apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO spartan 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 50531581 Dried non GMO spartan apples is a Commodity code that captures dried apple products supplied to school food service programs, state institutional facilities, and senior meal providers under nutrition and food-service contracts. State and local governments procure dried apples as components of broader grocery and food-supply bids that also include fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, and prepared foods, all subject to Buy American provision requirements (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content) and compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, USDA nutrition standards, and state health regulations. Issuing bodies span school districts, state health and human services agencies, county education boards, and county commissioners' offices; contracts are typically awarded competitively on a firm fixed-price basis with delivery to central warehouses and multiple school or facility sites on weekly or as-needed schedules.

Recent activity appears limited and indirect. The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery items RFP (Solicitation BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spans over 1,100 line items including fruits but does not specifically identify dried apples; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, prior value $1.5 million) covers broad food categories without itemization; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) focuses on fresh apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) rather than dried products; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District's April 2026 bid for packaged seven-day meal boxes (Bid No. 609-26, due April 29, 2026) does not itemize contents. The code shows minimal direct procurement visibility in recent state and local postings; dried apple specifications may be embedded within larger grocery or produce line-item lists or appear more frequently in private institutional and commercial food-service contracts outside the state and local procurement space.