UNSPSC 50541511: Frozen non GMO codlin apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO codlin 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 50541511 Frozen non-GMO Codlin apples, a Commodity code, sees active demand from school districts and municipal school systems purchasing frozen fruit and broader grocery items to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. State and local governments use this code to procure frozen fruit and related frozen or ambient grocery products as part of larger food-service contracts that typically span hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared items. The purchasing pattern reflects year-round supply agreements with firm pricing and delivery schedules tied to school calendars, usually running July 1 through June 30. School districts are the primary issuing bodies, with occasional municipal purchasing departments procuring on behalf of school nutrition operations. The work involves vendor qualification for USDA Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items), HACCP food-safety certification, food-recall capability, and liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability per occurrence and aggregate). Contracts typically award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis, with pricing firm throughout the contract period and no fuel or freight surcharges permitted; deliveries occur Monday through Friday during restricted windows, often to central warehouses and multiple school sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with school districts in Hancock County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, and Early County Schools all issuing solicitations between February and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026 for grocery items including frozen products for the Bridgeport Board of Education, with responses due the same day and contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) released IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties and other items, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 and contract effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items on March 31, 2026 with electronic bids due April 29, 2026 (solicitation CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 on February 4, 2026 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026.