UNSPSC 50531582: Dried non GMO stark crimson apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO stark crimson 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 50531582 Dried non-GMO Stark Crimson apples is a Commodity code that captures fresh and processed apple products for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities block shows no state or local solicitations specifically naming this commodity. The code nominally addresses a narrow fruit category, but procurement records instead reflect the broader institutional food-service demand into which dried and specialty apple products feed. Recent state and local activity under related produce and grocery codes—covering fresh apples, mixed produce, and comprehensive food service supply—indicates that apple procurement occurs primarily as a line item within larger school nutrition, senior nutrition, and institutional meal contracts rather than as a standalone category. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and the Douglas County School System in Georgia serving 30 districts), supplemented by county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida) and state health and social-service agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). No recent opportunities in the block explicitly solicit dried Stark Crimson apples as a commodity line.

The geographic footprint spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia, Connecticut), with additional activity in Texas and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving multiple Georgia districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, sealed bids due April 27, 2026) covering weekly deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the Douglas County School System's RFP for Food Supply and Distribution Services (26-003, proposals due February 18, 2026) supporting 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools; the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB for 2026–27 (sealed bids due June 26, 2026) specifying multiple apple varieties; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce (26-34, sealed bids due April 23, 2026) estimating annual quantities of up to 21,125 cases for Fuji apples. All school nutrition solicitations include Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP compliance, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and firm fixed pricing. No current opportunities in the source block specifically mention dried Stark Crimson apples as a line item, suggesting that this Commodity code may see minimal standalone procurement activity in the recent state and local market.