UNSPSC 50531600: Dried non GMO apricots

The type of oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor 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 50531600 Dried non-GMO apricots is a Class code with limited recent state and local procurement activity specifically targeting this commodity; however, the recent opportunities block shows that dried fruits, when procured, are typically bundled into broader school nutrition grocery or fresh produce contracts rather than solicited as standalone line items. School districts, county boards of education, and state nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies, but dried apricots do not appear as a distinct solicitation focus in the available records. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Meriden Public Schools, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission have all posted recent solicitations for school nutrition products, with dried fruits occasionally embedded within broader grocery or produce line-item lists rather than as dedicated procurements. These solicitations consistently require compliance with the National School Lunch Program, USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food safety protocols, and product labeling requirements including nutritional information. Vendors must carry commercial general liability and products liability insurance, typically $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, with the issuing body named as additional insured.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast—Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Texas—with Fairfax County, Virginia and other mid-Atlantic districts also active. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 grocery IFB (BNB052266) spanning over 1,100 line items across breakfast, fruits, vegetables, and condiments for the Bridgeport Board of Education with firm pricing and Net 45 payment terms; the Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) covering 200+ produce items for the 2026–27 school year; and the Douglas County School System's February 18, 2026 food supply RFP (DCSDSN26-003) with an estimated annual value of approximately $9,000,000 for main-line food service distribution across 32 schools. Dried non-GMO apricots, when specified, appear as individual line items within these broader solicitations rather than as standalone procurements, typically priced on a per-unit or per-case basis with firm fixed pricing and delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday during standard operating hours.