UNSPSC 50531635: Dried non GMO orangered apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO orangered 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 50531635 Dried non-GMO orangered apricots is a Commodity code encompassing specialized dried fruit products for institutional food service and school nutrition programs. State and local governments procuring under this code buy dried apricots and similar preserved fruit items as components of larger food service contracts — breakfast items, snack products, and meal components for school cafeterias, senior meal programs, and state-supported living facilities. The code appears most frequently in school district and county food-service solicitations that bundle dried fruit with fresh produce, frozen goods, and other staple items under consolidated grocery or meal-supply contracts.

Recent activity shows school districts and county education boards dominating the purchasing landscape. The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (including dried fruits), the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce RFB, and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District's Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program procurement all reflect the primary buyer profile. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's bid for the El Paso State Supported Living Center and Hillsborough County's senior meal program ($17.8 million over three years) demonstrate additional demand from state health agencies and county social services. Geographic concentration appears in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas) and Connecticut, with school districts and county boards of education representing the consistent issuing bodies. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard in school lunch contracts. Dried fruit opportunities typically embed within larger food-service solicitations rather than appearing as standalone commodity buys, limiting direct pursuit of this code to vendors already positioned in institutional food distribution or school meal service contracts.