UNSPSC 50531608: Dried non GMO castlebrite apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO castlebrite 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 50531608 Dried non-GMO castlebrite apricots is a Commodity code that maps nominally to specialty dried fruit, but the recent state and local opportunities in this block show no direct solicitation activity for dried apricots or similar commodity-specific produce items. Instead, the recent opportunities span broad food service procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — where dried fruit may be a line item within a much larger grocery or fresh produce category rather than a standalone procurement focus.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Douglas County, Hancock County, and Pascagoula-Gautier), one state health and human services agency (Texas HHSC), one county government (Hillsborough County in Florida for senior services), and one municipal government (City of Dallas). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with contracts typically spanning July 1 through June 30 across the 2026–2027 school year. Recent representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026 (supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services under the National School Lunch Program with Buy American requirements); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 27, 2026 deadline, 76-item minimum bid requirement for 45 schools and distribution kitchens); and the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (February 18, 2026 deadline, estimated $9 million annual value for 32,000 daily meals). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, and State of Georgia procurement) and includes Virginia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas. No recent opportunities name dried castlebrite apricots or similar specialty dried fruit as a discrete procurement line; the code shows little specific activity, and the nominal commodity appears overshadowed by larger institutional food service bundling.