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, a Commodity code, does not map to the state and local procurement activity the recent solicitations reflect. The code nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, but state and local agencies solicited under this tag are procuring comprehensive grocery, food service, and meal delivery — fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, condiments, and ancillary supplies spanning hundreds of line items across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The mismatch between the code's narrow product scope and the broad food-service procurement activity it receives suggests either consistent miscoding in the source systems or use of this code as a catch-all for food commodity solicitations that should be classified at a higher taxonomy tier. No recent solicitations specifically name dried apricots or comparable single-product dried fruit procurements.

State and local issuing bodies posting food procurements under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Douglas County School System in Georgia), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipalities (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi, with school nutrition representing the dominant use case. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for 1,100+ line-item grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ items across multiple varieties (due June 26, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026). These procurements typically impose Buy American domestic-content requirements, HACCP food safety certification, nutritional labeling compliance, and firm fixed pricing with prepaid freight; they do not address dried apricots specifically.