UNSPSC 50531611: Dried non GMO darby royal apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO darby royal 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 50531611 Dried non-GMO Darby Royal apricots is a Commodity code that names a single dried fruit product, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code tag bears little resemblance to the nominal scope. The sourced opportunities span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service across multiple states, and they consistently procure comprehensive grocery and food-service bundles — fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, proteins, condiments, and prepared meals — rather than dried apricots specifically. The issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Douglas County, Bulloch County, and Pascagoula-Gautier), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS, Georgia), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), and municipalities (City of Dallas). School districts dominate the activity, with at least eight separate K-12 nutrition procurements posted since January 2026; these typically solicit 72 to over 1,100 line items across breakfast, lunch, produce, dairy, proteins, and snacks under Buy American and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance.

The geographic spread spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, and Mississippi, with Georgia and Florida showing the densest recent activity. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery IFB (BNB052266) seeking 1,100+ line items with July 1, 2026 contract start; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323) requiring delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens; Douglas County Schools' February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution (PE64810NONST2026000000046) with an estimated $9 million annual expenditure; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery (ITB2600289) valued at $17.8 million over three years. The code's nominal designation as dried apricots does not align with the actual procurement signals; state and local buyers are procuring integrated food-service solutions rather than single commodity items, and dried apricots appear incidentally if at all within the broader grocery and produce specifications. The mismatch suggests the code tag is either overly narrow or applied incorrectly to these solicitations.