UNSPSC 50531614: Dried non GMO earliman apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO earliman 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 50531614 Dried non-GMO earliman apricots is a Commodity code that nominally targets a narrow specialty produce line, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect meaningful purchasing volume or specificity for dried earliman apricots as a standalone item. Recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code span broad food service contracting — school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — where dried apricots, if procured at all, appear as one line item within comprehensive grocery or produce portfolios rather than as a dedicated commodity purchase. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Hancock County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System dominate recent activity, each issuing notices for master grocery contracts, fresh produce awards, or food supply and distribution services spanning hundreds of line items and millions of dollars annually. These issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county nutrition authorities seeking full-service food vendors capable of managing complex logistics, regulatory compliance, and menu diversity — not specialty ingredient suppliers. The code appears to function as a catch-all category for food commodities rather than a targeted procurement lever.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, with Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District) posting the most recent solicitations; activity also appears in Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center) and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), which specified delivery to 45 schools and a warehouse across multiple categories; the Hillsborough County senior meal delivery contract (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026, valued at $17.8 million over three years); the Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026, estimated $9 million annually); and the Meriden Public Schools commercial groceries and USDA Foods RFP (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026, approximately $3.1 million for 2026–2027). All require firm fixed pricing, HACCP compliance, Buy American certification, and delivery to multiple sites on set schedules. Pursuit of this code is advisable only for vendors positioned as broadline food distributors to institutional food service operations; specialty dried-apricot suppliers will not match the scale, compliance complexity, or vendor requirements these jurisdictions actually enforce.