UNSPSC 50531588: Dried non GMO twenty ounce apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO twenty ounce 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 50531588 Dried non-GMO twenty ounce apples is a Commodity code representing a specific dried-apple product line. State and local governments purchase dried apples under this code primarily as components of broader school nutrition and institutional food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items. The recent solicitations show dried apples embedded within comprehensive grocery and fresh-produce procurements for K-12 school districts, state-supported living facilities, and senior meal programs, where they serve as breakfast items, snack components, or prepared-meal ingredients meeting nutrition standards such as the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and USDA commodity guidelines. Issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County Schools), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, State of Georgia), county commissioners (Hillsborough County), and municipal purchasing offices acting on behalf of school systems. School districts dominate the purchasing volume under this code, with most solicitations appearing as multi-year term contracts supporting K-12 food service operations.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent solicitations from Texas, Georgia (multiple districts), Connecticut, Florida, Virginia, and Mississippi. The most representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a July 1, 2026 contract start and Buy American requirements (51% domestic agricultural content); Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties with June 26, 2026 bid closing; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323) requiring bidders to supply 76 minimum grocery items with July 1, 2026 commencement; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 cooperating districts with $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One. Most school-district contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually and require firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, and delivery to multiple school sites within specified weekly windows. These procurements typically allow multiple vendor awards by line item based on lowest qualified pricing.