UNSPSC 50531649: Dried non GMO tilton apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO tilton 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 50531649 Dried non-GMO Tilton apricots is a Commodity code capturing individual food products and ingredients that state and local jurisdictions procure as line items within broader food service and nutrition programs. Recent state and local solicitations show this code applied to grocery and fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-operated facilities, though the specific product — dried apricots — does not appear as a standalone line item in the posted opportunities. Rather, the code sits within larger multi-hundred-line-item RFPs and IFBs for complete food service supply, where individual commodity codes like dried apricots represent a small fraction of total scope. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and specialized state facilities (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). All solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP food safety plans, nutritional standards aligned with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act where applicable, and comprehensive product documentation including ingredient panels, nutritional analyses, and health inspection records.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with school districts and county nutrition programs driving the highest volume of recent activity. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items for school lunch programs (BNB052266), the Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce across 200-plus line items (PE67080NONST2027000000013), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 13, 2026 IFB for food and consumable products valued at approximately $1.5 million annually for a state-supported living center (HHS0017449), and Hillsborough County's June 25, 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (ITB2600289). Contracts are typically annual or multi-year with firm fixed pricing and delivery to multiple school or facility sites; vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance at $1,000,000 or higher and accept payment on Net 45 terms. The code shows meaningful state and local activity, though individual dried-fruit commodity lines are embedded within large cooperative purchasing and nutrition-program RFPs rather than solicited as standalone products.