UNSPSC 50541552: Frozen non GMO laxton apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO laxton 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 50541552 Frozen non-GMO Laxton apples (Commodity) does not see substantial direct procurement activity by state and local governments. Recent school nutrition solicitations use this code to tag broad grocery and produce categories spanning dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple product families, but none of the posted opportunities specifically isolate frozen Laxton apples as a procurement line. The Commodity code nominally describes a single frozen apple variety, yet state and local food service buyers approach procurement at much higher levels of aggregation—asking for comprehensive fresh or frozen produce assortments, bundled grocery items, or milk-produce-protein categories within single RFPs or IFBs. When frozen apples appear in these solicitations, they are priced and specified alongside dozens of other frozen or fresh produce items as part of broader vendor arrangements.

School districts and county boards of education dominate the recent activity tagged to this code, including the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (procuring for the Bridgeport Board of Education), Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System. A state procurement from Georgia also appears. All of these opportunities are driving school lunch and breakfast program sourcing under National School Lunch Program rules requiring Buy American compliance and nutrition standards compliance. Georgia and Missouri see the most recent documented activity. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for grocery items (due June 30, 2026, 1,100+ line items), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026, 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties), and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, estimated spend of $4.4 million across 18 districts for Area One). If pursuing this code, target school nutrition procurement cycles (typically annual, with bids due spring through early summer for July 1 contract start dates) and position commodity lines within larger food service vendor relationships rather than as standalone SKUs.