UNSPSC 50531603: Dried non GMO brittany gold apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO birttany gold apricots 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 50531603 Dried non-GMO Brittany Gold apricots is a Commodity code that captures a single specialty dried-fruit product line, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal relevance to actual buying patterns. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply across multiple categories—fresh produce, packaged groceries, eggs, and prepared meals—none of which align with dried apricots as a standalone procurement item. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System have issued IFBs and RFPs for comprehensive grocery and fresh-produce contracts; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut sought commercial groceries and USDA Foods worth approximately $3.1 million; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years; the State of Georgia posted a broader food-supplies solicitation; and the City of Dallas requested boxed and bulk meal delivery. These opportunities reflect institutional food service purchasing across breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, and prepared meals—a vastly broader scope than a single dried-fruit variety.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school) and county-level public bodies, with secondary activity from city procurement offices and state agencies. Repeat issuers include Georgia school systems and state procurement bodies. The geographic spread spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with notable concentration in Georgia among school districts. Because the code's nominal scope (dried non-GMO Brittany Gold apricots) does not match the actual procurement activity captured in these recent opportunities, the code serves minimal utility for vendors seeking to pursue state and local demand for dried apricots specifically. Vendors in specialty dried-fruit supply should monitor school district RFPs and IFBs for fresh-produce and grocery contracts where dried fruit may appear as a line item within broader commodity categories, rather than relying on this code as a direct procurement signal.