UNSPSC 50531596: Dried non GMO york imperial apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO york imperial 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 50531596 Dried non GMO york imperial apples is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single product line—dried york imperial apples without genetic modification. Recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, however, show minimal alignment with the specification. The most relevant solicitations are school nutrition procurement RFPs and IFBs for fresh and processed produce spanning dozens of line items (apples of multiple varieties, berries, vegetables, citrus, and specialty fruits), not dried apples specifically. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for Fresh Produce SY27 (due June 26, 2026) explicitly lists fresh apple varieties—Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz—alongside broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and melons; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) Bid 26-34 for fresh produce (due April 23, 2026) estimates 21,125 cases annually for Fuji apples alone. Larger school district groceries—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026) and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) RFP 026-41 (due February 25, 2026)—span comprehensive food categories across hundreds of SKUs including fresh and frozen fruits, with pricing on per-serving or per-unit bases over 12-month terms valued in the millions of dollars.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, occasionally coordinating through buying cooperatives (the Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs served 30 school districts across Georgia). State agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia) and county health/social-service entities (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meal delivery) also procure food products, though most activity concentrates in K-12 nutrition programs. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi based on recent postings. Dried york imperial apples as a discrete product line shows negligible recent procurement activity; the code appears misapplied to broad produce solicitations that encompass fresh and frozen fruits across dozens of varieties. Vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should expect to bid on comprehensive fresh-produce and grocery bundles under school nutrition master supply contracts or cooperative buying frameworks, not specialty dried-apple lines, and should verify actual product requirements in RFP attachments before committing resources.