UNSPSC 50531643: Dried non GMO rival apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO rival 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 50531643 Dried non-GMO rival apricots is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure packaged food products for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food service, and emergency food distribution. The code appears in school district and county nutrition procurement, though the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly requesting dried apricots by name or specification. Instead, dried fruit items like apricots are commonly bundled within broader grocery and produce contracts that specify case quantities, nutritional standards, and delivery schedules. State and local issuing bodies—school districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments, and state health and human services commissions—solicit under parent codes (general grocery, fresh and processed produce, institutional food supply) that encompass commodity-level items including dried fruits. The scope of work at the commodity level includes sourcing, packaging, labeling with nutritional information, HACCP compliance documentation, cold chain or shelf-stable storage management, and delivery to schools, central warehouses, senior dining centers, and state-supported facilities on firm-fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Geographic activity spans multiple states with concentrated school district procurement. Recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases procuring over 1,100 grocery line items (including fruits and produce) for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 under IFB; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issuing IFB for fresh produce spanning 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia conducting a Master Grocery K-12 competitive bid due April 27, 2026, covering 76+ items; Douglas County School System in Georgia issuing RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution with approximately $9,000,000 annual expenditure and February 18, 2026 deadline; and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System issuing Bid 26-34 for fresh produce with sealed bids due April 23, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with proposals due July 13, 2026 and prior-period value of $1.5 million. The code shows active procurement across Connecticut, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida, with school district food service representing the dominant buyer segment, most contracts running July 1 through June 30 annually, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content (typically 51 percent) standard across opportunities.