UNSPSC 50541514: Frozen non GMO court pendu plat apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO court pendu plat 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 50541514 Frozen non-GMO court pendu plat apples is a Commodity code that addresses a narrow product category within state and local food procurement, though recent solicitations show the code is rarely tagged to school nutrition and county food-assistance contracts that include frozen apples alongside broader fresh-produce or shelf-stable food portfolios. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying frozen apple products, typically court pendu plat or similar heirloom varieties, as components of school lunch programs, county nutrition services, and emergency food assistance initiatives. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county boards of education, along with county departments managing senior or community services; these entities source frozen apples as part of multi-item procurement contracts that meet the National School Lunch Program and Buy American standards. The geographic footprint spans Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education, Gwinnett County, Early County Board of Education), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and the State of Georgia centrally, with school nutrition services as the dominant buying pattern.

Recent representative solicitations show frozen apples are rarely the sole focus of a contract but appear within larger fresh-produce or shelf-stable food bids. Hancock County Board of Education posted an IFB for Fresh Produce for the 2026-27 school year with a June 26, 2026 due date that specified over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties; Early County Board of Education sought line-by-line bids for food and non-food products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program with a June 8, 2026 due date, encompassing approximately 300+ food items including produce and fruits. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of food items for the Department of Community Services with a due date of October 19, 2026, and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought bids on over 1,100 line items of grocery items including frozen products for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department with a June 30, 2026 deadline. These contracts uniformly require Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and firm pricing with no separate fuel surcharges; award typically goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a per-unit-of-measure basis.