UNSPSC 50531629: Dried non GMO king apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO king 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 50531629 Dried non-GMO king apricots is a Commodity code that does not align with active state and local procurement activity. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span comprehensive grocery procurement, fresh produce supply, meal preparation and delivery services, and bulk food sourcing—none of which specifically name dried apricots or closely related dried-fruit categories as line items.

The mismatch reflects a broader taxonomic challenge: state and local education and human services agencies issue solicitations for multi-category food and consumable bundles under UNSPSC codes that span Food Services and Supplies families. When a school district, county health authority, or municipal purchasing office opens a competitive bid for "grocery items" or "food and consumable products," they tag the opportunity with a parent or adjacent commodity code rather than drilling to discrete ingredient codes. Recent examples include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education (June 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (July 2026), and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District's bid for packaged meal boxes (April 2026). Dried apricots may appear as a sub-line within such solicitations—for example, as a breakfast or snack ingredient in the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB April 2026) or the Meriden Public Schools commercial groceries and USDA Foods procurement (RFP, anticipated value $3.1 million)—but they are not surfaced as the primary commodity or procurement title. The geographic concentration of recent opportunities spans school districts and health authorities in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with no standout repeat buyers at the commodity level.