UNSPSC 50531645: Dried non GMO royal apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO royal 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 50531645 Dried non GMO royal apricots is a Commodity code that does not appear to align with the state and local procurement activity actually being solicited under it. The recent opportunities in the dataset are tagged to this code but uniformly describe comprehensive school nutrition, senior meal, and institutional food service procurement—grocery items, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, food supply distribution, and packaged meal boxes—rather than dried specialty fruit items. The code's nominal scope is narrow (a single dried-fruit SKU), yet the solicitations span hundreds of line items across broad food categories with no mention of dried apricots or comparable specialty dried fruits in any bid specification reviewed.

State and local buying under this code tag falls primarily to school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), one senior services program (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), a state-supported living center (Texas Health and Human Services Commission El Paso facility), a state procurement office (Georgia), and a city government (City of Dallas). Recent IFB and RFP activity clusters in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi, with contract periods typically July 2026 through June 2027 or equivalent fiscal-year terms. Representative recent solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education BNB052266 (electronic bid due June 30, 2026, over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the National School Lunch Program under Buy American requirements), Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (fresh produce across 200+ line items, bids due June 26, 2026, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges), and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 (food supply and distribution services, approximately $9 million estimated annual value, sealed proposals due February 18, 2026). The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity description and the broad-spectrum food service procurement activity it carries in practice suggests either systematic classification drift or mistagging at point of posting and warrants clarification before pursuing opportunities coded under this UNSPSC number.