UNSPSC 50541579: Frozen non GMO russet apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO russet 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 50541579 Frozen non-GMO russet apples, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity under this code. The recent opportunities in the source are tagged with this code but are soliciting broad grocery and food-service categories rather than frozen russet apples specifically. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases is soliciting over 1,100 line items of grocery items spanning breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meats for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (IFB due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education is soliciting over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) along with berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, and specialty items (IFB due June 26, 2026); Early County Board of Education is seeking approximately 300+ food items across meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and grains plus approximately 60 non-food and paper supplies (IFB due June 8, 2026); and the Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri is soliciting over 900 line items of snacks, fruits, vegetables, breads, grains, cereals, dairy, beverages, condiments, meats, and prepared entrees (electronic bids due April 29, 2026). State and local school districts and purchasing departments across Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri are the primary issuing bodies.

The recent activity reflects school nutrition program procurement driven by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding and compliance requirements, with all contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products and compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Deliveries occur Monday through Friday to central warehouses and individual school sites with firm pricing for the contract term and no separate fuel surcharges permitted. The geographic spread includes Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Douglas County School System serving 30 districts), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). The code shows significant recent activity in school nutrition procurement but primarily as a broad grocery catch-all rather than as a targeted source for frozen non-GMO russet apples specifically.