UNSPSC 50531590: Dried non GMO vistabella apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO vistabella 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 50531590 Dried non-GMO Vistabella apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though the recent opportunities block shows little activity specifically targeting dried apples. Instead, state and local buyers are procuring fresh produce and broad grocery categories that may include dried fruit as a line item. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program, the Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties and specialty items, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center illustrate the larger purchasing context. School districts and state institutional facilities dominate the issuing bodies, with sporadic activity from county boards and city departments of nutrition services. These jurisdictions typically bundle dried fruit, fresh produce, and packaged goods into consolidated grocery or food-service contracts rather than isolating specific dried-fruit SKUs.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, with Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida representing the states where food-service procurement appears most active in the current quarter. The Hancock County Schools (Georgia) opportunity explicitly lists multiple apple varieties as line items within fresh produce, suggesting that when dried apples are specified, they appear alongside fresh fruit in multi-item RFPs or IFBs rather than as standalone solicitations. The Hillsborough County (Florida) senior meal procurement valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years and the Bridgeport (Connecticut) grocery contract demonstrate that institutional food buyers structure awards around broad meal-preparation and delivery services or consolidated food procurement vehicles. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that isolated dried-apple opportunities are rare; participation typically requires capability across fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable fruit categories and readiness to compete in multi-hundred-line-item RFPs with Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, nutritional labeling, and firm-fixed pricing over 12-month or multi-year terms.