UNSPSC 50531626: Dried non GMO jumbo cot apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO jumbo cot 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 50531626 Dried non-GMO jumbo cot apricots is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader food-service and nutrition contracts rather than as standalone line-item purchases. Recent state and local opportunities show the code appearing within large grocery and produce aggregations supplying school nutrition programs, state-supported living facilities, and senior meal services. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county government nutrition programs (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts dominate the recent activity, reflecting the centrality of National School Lunch Program contracting and Buy American Provision compliance in state and local food procurement.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items including dried fruits for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (response due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 11, 2026, historical contract value $1.5 million); and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce totaling over 200 line items across the 2026–27 school year (response due June 26, 2026). Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services, valued at $17.8 million over three years, demonstrates procurement scale at the county level. All school-based solicitations enforce Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and firm fixed pricing with prepaid freight on standard 48x40 pallets delivered to central warehouse and school-site locations.