UNSPSC 50531630: Dried non GMO lambertin apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO lambertin 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 50531630 Dried non-GMO lambertin apricots is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities solicited under this classification do not reflect procurement of dried apricots specifically. Instead, the opportunities tagged with this code span broad food service provisioning — grocery items, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and food supply distribution for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-supported living facilities. The mismatch between the code's nominal product scope and the actual procurement activity suggests that issuing bodies are using this Commodity code as a catch-all classification for comprehensive food service contracts rather than for dried fruit items in isolation. State and local buyers in this activity pool include school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Douglas County, Fairfax County, Pascagoula-Gautier), counties (Hillsborough, Douglas), cities (Dallas, Meriden), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). The most active issuing bodies are school districts pursuing annual or multi-year food supply and fresh produce agreements to support nutrition programs.

Recent opportunities show substantial contract values and geographic spread across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and response deadline of June 25, 2026. Meriden Public Schools issued RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated 2026-2027 contract value of approximately $3.1 million and bid deadline of February 25, 2026. Douglas County School System in Georgia released RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution across 32 schools serving 25,500 students with estimated annual spending of approximately $9 million and sealed proposal deadline of February 18, 2026. Georgia has also issued multiple fresh produce and food supply solicitations (IFB #4 2027-2026 and a comprehensive food, supplies, and kitchen products bid). School districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Virginia have solicited fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, and grocery items under this code. Most contracts run annual or multi-year terms with July-to-June school-year cycles, require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), mandate HACCP food safety plans, and impose firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges permitted.