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 nominally covers a single dried-fruit product line; however, recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code reflect broader food and meal service procurement spanning fresh produce, bulk grocery items, prepared meals, and food-service consumables for school districts, state health and human services facilities, county governments, and senior-care programs. State and local agencies use this code as a catch-all for food sourcing rather than as a narrow product-specific classifier, and bidders should expect opportunities to span multiple food categories within a single RFP or IFB. Issuing bodies include school districts (breakfast and lunch programs), state departments of health and human services, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices, and special-purpose districts. Schools are the dominant buyer type, driven by participation in the National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program, both subject to Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), USDA compliance, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 to align with school fiscal years.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items (breakfast, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, meat) for the Bridgeport Board of Education under IFB BNB052266 with a June 30, 2026 response deadline and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, requiring firm pricing with no fuel surcharges and payment Net 45 Days. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 for over 200 line items of fresh produce (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, specialty fruits) with bids due June 26, 2026 and a contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, citing a prior-year monetary value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026. Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged 7-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program under Bid No. 609-26 with sealed bids due April 29, 2026.