UNSPSC 50531613: Dried non GMO earlicot apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO earlicot 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 50531613 Dried non-GMO earlicot apricots is a Commodity code representing a specific dried fruit product that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service and nutrition programs. The recent opportunities posted under this code show that school districts, county nutrition services, and state health agencies buy dried and fresh produce—along with packaged grocery items, prepared meals, and related food commodities—to support school lunch programs, senior nutrition initiatives, and institutional food service. The code appears primarily in solicitations where dried fruits are line items within larger meal-support contracts rather than standalone apricot purchases; the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery-items RFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) and the Hancock County fresh-produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) both span hundreds of line items including dried and fresh fruits as components of nutrition-program compliance. Vendors must meet Buy American domestic-agricultural-content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed items), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, allergen controls (nut-free formulations), and HACCP food-safety plans. Pricing is firm-fixed for contract terms running July 1 through June 30, with no fuel or freight surcharges permitted; payment terms are Net 30 to Net 45 days. Procurement offices require blind taste-testing, nutritional-analysis documentation, product labels, ingredient panels, and state health-inspection records at bid submission.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi school districts and state agencies. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases is bidding grocery items for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (RFB due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior historical spend of $1.5 million); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce spanning 200+ line items (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Hillsborough County in Florida sought senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026); the State of Georgia requested bids on food supplies and kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program meal boxes (Bid 609-26, due April 29, 2026). The mix reflects school districts as the dominant buyer category, with state departments and county systems as secondary issuers.