UNSPSC 50531623: Dried non GMO honeycot apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO honeycot 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 50531623 Dried non-GMO honeycot apricots is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy this product primarily as part of broader school nutrition procurement, where dried fruit appears alongside fresh produce, canned goods, and other food-service line items in large multi-hundred-item grocery or produce solicitations supporting National School Lunch Program compliance. The code sees activity from school districts and state health and human services agencies purchasing food for meal service operations; dried apricots and similar items rarely appear as standalone solicitations but rather as individual line items within larger food and consumable-product contracts that span breakfast items, fruits, vegetables, snacks, and dairy products. Vendors pursuing this code must meet federal Buy American agricultural requirements (typically 51 percent domestic content for processed products), comply with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, hold appropriate insurance, and often submit to blind product testing by school personnel and laboratory technicians on color, texture, taste, and specification compliance.

Recent state and local activity under this code is sparse. The most recent opportunities in the block are general grocery and fresh produce solicitations from Bridgeport Board of Education (RFQ for over 1,100 line items including dried and canned fruits, due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB for fresh produce, due June 26, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026). These solicitations cover multiple fruit and produce categories but do not isolate dried apricots as a distinct commodity. Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi appear in the recent opportunities block, though geographic concentration cannot be determined from the limited sample. Vendors should monitor school nutrition cooperative purchasing vehicles and state food-service contracts where dried fruit items cluster, and expect to compete within multi-item grocery bundles rather than as a single-product line.