UNSPSC 50531605: Dried non GMO blenheim apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO blenheim 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 50531605 Dried non-GMO Blenheim apricots is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of specialty dried fruit products by state and local government food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and institutional meal services. Recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code reflect demand from school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices for commodity food items to support National School Lunch Program compliance, senior meal programs, and institutional food service. The work involves supplying pre-packaged or bulk dried produce meeting Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), HACCP certification, nutritional labeling requirements, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, and often blind-testing protocols for quality assurance. Vendors must accept electronic ordering through school nutrition systems such as LINQ School Solutions, maintain cold-chain or dry-storage logistics with expedited emergency delivery capability, and carry substantial commercial general liability and products liability insurance with the purchasing entity named as additional insured.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and spans multiple issuing-body types. The City of Bridgeport's Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items including specialty produce for the Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services solicited food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026, with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program (Bid No. 609-26, due April 29, 2026). The State of Georgia also posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (due June 22, 2026). School districts and county boards of education dominate the buyer base, supported by state health agencies and county senior services programs.