UNSPSC 50531612: Dried non GMO dina apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO dina 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 50531612 Dried non-GMO dina apricots is a Commodity code that sits beneath broader food procurement activity in state and local school nutrition and institutional foodservice programs, though recent opportunities show no direct solicitation for this product line specifically. State and local governments buy food products under this code primarily through school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations, but the recent activity reflects broader grocery and produce procurement rather than dried fruit specialization. School districts dominate the issuing body mix—Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System, and Meriden Public Schools have all posted opportunities in the past four months. Other issuing bodies include county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), a state agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), a city purchasing office (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, City of Dallas), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia). Food procurement under this code emphasizes Buy American provisions (requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in most school solicitations), HACCP plans, nutritional compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, allergen restrictions (no nuts or nut oils in many awards), and firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges permitted.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic—Georgia (State of Georgia, Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, Meriden Public Schools), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Hancock County Board of Education), and Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas)—with the highest concentration in Georgia school districts. Representative opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (sealed bids due April 27, 2026), the Douglas County School System RFP SN26-003 for food supply and distribution serving 25,500 students at $9 million estimated annual expenditure (sealed proposals due February 18, 2026), Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (proposals due February 25, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years (bids due June 25, 2026). None of the posted solicitations explicitly requested dried fruit or dried apricots as a line item, signaling minimal direct demand for this commodity under the code in current state and local activity.