UNSPSC 50531624: Dried non GMO imperial apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO imperial 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 50531624 Dried non-GMO imperial apricots, a Commodity code, does not reflect significant recent state and local procurement activity. The code represents a narrow product category — specifically dried imperial apricots meeting non-GMO standards — yet state and local buying under this code remains sparse or absent in recent solicitations. The most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this or adjacent produce codes reflect broad-based food service contracting, not specialty dried fruit procurement. School districts, state agencies, county governments, and other state and local bodies do purchase food products through comprehensive grocery, produce, and meal-service solicitations, but these opportunities span thousands of line items across multiple product families rather than targeting individual dried fruit varieties.

The recent opportunities in the source record show that state and local procurement of food-related goods occurs primarily through master grocery contracts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Meriden Public Schools), fresh-produce-specific bids (Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Douglas County Schools), senior meal services (Hillsborough County), and state-level food supply blankets (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia), with response dates spanning January through July 2026. These procurements emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, nutritional labeling, and firm fixed pricing. However, none of the posted opportunities reference dried apricots as a line item, and no issuing body appears to issue standalone solicitations for specialty dried fruits. State and local entities typically source such items through broader master-vendor agreements or cooperative-purchasing vehicles rather than discrete commodity bids. Until dried non-GMO imperial apricots appear as a named item or category in active state and local food-service solicitations, this code signals limited pursuit opportunity in the near term.