UNSPSC 50541508: Frozen non GMO calville blanche d'hiver apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO calville blanche d'hiver 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 50541508 Frozen non-GMO Calville Blanche d'Hiver apples is a Commodity code, but state and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying broad food-service and nutrition products for school lunch programs, senior services, and institutional cafeterias rather than the specific apple variety the code nominally describes. Recent opportunities show purchasing departments and school boards acquiring hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, shelf-stable proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared foods to support National School Lunch Program operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional participation from county senior services departments and state purchasing offices. Delivery is typically required to multiple school sites on a firm fixed-price basis with no fuel surcharges, within defined windows Monday through Friday, and compliance with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51% domestic agricultural content is standard across school-based solicitations.

Activity under this code concentrates in Georgia, with recent IFBs and informal written quotes from Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce for 2026–27 school year, bids due June 26, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services, informal written quotes due October 19, 2026), Early County Board of Education (food and non-food products for school lunch and breakfast programs, bids due June 8, 2026), and the State of Georgia (food supplies and kitchen products, bids due June 22, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut also solicited grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department on a larger scale (over 1,100 line items, electronic bids due June 30, 2026), subject to Buy American requirements and blind product testing. School nutrition contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with optional extensions, firm pricing for the contract term, and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; vendors must provide HACCP plans, product documentation, insurance coverage, and E-Verify compliance.