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 describing individually packaged or bulk dried apple products meeting non-GMO certification standards, typically in twenty-ounce units. State and local governments source this code primarily through school nutrition programs operating under National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition Program mandates, where dried apples appear as line items within broader produce or snack procurement for breakfast and lunch service. The code sits within the larger procurement of fresh and processed produce, snacks, and grocery staples for school districts, county health and human services facilities, and municipal nutrition departments. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county boards of education, city school departments (Bridgeport Board of Education), state human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county social services departments. School districts represent the dominant buyer class, with nutrition programs purchasing under USDA compliance frameworks that require Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), adherence to Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and blind testing or laboratory verification of product specifications including taste, texture, color, and nutritional composition.

Recent activity spans Florida, Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB052266) for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, requiring USDA compliance statements and nutritional analyses for all products. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB (#SN002-2027) for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties and specialty produce for the 2026-27 school year, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 13, 2026. Hillsborough County (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) requested bids for Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged seven-day meal boxes under Bid No. 609-26, with sealed bids due April 29, 2026.