UNSPSC 50531609: Dried non GMO clutha gold apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO clutha 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 50531609 Dried non-GMO Clutha gold apricots (Commodity) represents a niche dried-fruit product with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. Recent solicitations demonstrate that state and local governments buy dried fruits as ingredients within broad school-nutrition and institutional food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code itself does not appear in any current open RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB. The commodity sits within larger food-procurement scopes that span fresh produce, frozen items, canned goods, and beverages serving school districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and county human-services departments. When dried fruits are solicited, they typically appear as one line among 200+ items within nutrition-focused food baskets subject to Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content in processed products), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, and HACCP compliance.

State and local school districts and county agencies across the Southeast and nationwide issue the most visible food-procurement solicitations under related UNSPSC commodity codes. Representative current opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery-items IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items for July 2026–June 2027 delivery with National School Lunch Program compliance; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ fresh-produce items for 2026–27; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery ITB (ITB2600289, due June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years. Activity is concentrated in school nutrition programs and county health and human services operations across Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with pricing typically firm fixed for the contract term and payment within 30–45 days of delivery and inspection.