UNSPSC 50541501: Frozen non GMO akane apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO akane apples that have been frozen 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 50541501 Frozen non-GMO Akane apples is a Commodity code that names a single frozen-apple product, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with the code's narrow scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code span broad grocery and fresh-produce procurement for school nutrition programs — encompassing hundreds of line items across meats, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, frozen products, and non-food supplies. The actual work being solicited is school food-service supply contracts, not frozen Akane apples specifically. The issuing bodies are school districts and a municipal board of education serving the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across multiple school sites. The mix includes independent school districts (Early County, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County), county-level boards of education (Hancock County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), municipal departments (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases on behalf of Bridgeport Board of Education), city school systems (Decatur, Georgia), and multi-district buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative coordinated through Douglas County School System). No single issuing body appears more than twice in the recent activity block.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary presence in Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for grocery items posted June 30, 2026 with electronic bids due the same day through OpenGov e-Procurement Portal (over 1,100 line items, National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients, deliveries to central warehouse and school sites); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, over 200 produce line items including multiple apple varieties, three delivery locations); and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026, approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spend for Area One, unit pricing tied to USDA terminal market reports, awards on a line-item basis to multiple vendors). The code shows substantial state and local procurement activity, but the opportunities are tagged at a commodity level that does not reflect the scope of work actually being purchased — broad food-service supply rather than a single frozen-apple variety.