UNSPSC 50541586: Frozen non GMO summer rambo apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO summer rambo 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 50541586 Frozen non-GMO summer rambo apples, a Commodity code, does not show relevant recent activity. The nine posted state and local opportunities in the recent-activity block span school district grocery and produce procurement broadly — fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, meats, grains, and condiments across hundreds of line items — but none specifically solicit frozen rambo apples or any apple variety identified as "summer rambo." The Hancock County Schools RFP names multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz), the Savannah-Chatham County system lists Fuji apples at 21,125 cases annually, and the Douglas County cooperative RFP includes apples in its 72-item fresh produce scope, yet no solicitation specifies rambo apples in any form. The code itself names a highly specific product variant — non-GMO summer rambo apples in frozen form — that does not match the generalist fresh-produce and grocery procurement work state and local education and municipal bodies are actually conducting right now.

School districts and county boards of education dominate this commodity tier, issuing IFBs and RFPs for annual nutrition-program food service contracts across Connecticut, Georgia, and Missouri. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Decatur City Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia, through a 30-district cooperative) are representative issuers. Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic with heaviest posting activity in Georgia. Response dates have ranged from late January through June 2026, with most contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content), HACCP compliance, firm fixed pricing with limited escalation rights, Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms, and delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday are standard requirements. Insurance minimums of $1 million general liability per occurrence are typical. If frozen rambo apples are part of a broader fruit-and-vegetable supply agreement, positioning under a school district's blanket produce or frozen-goods RFP would be the path to opportunity; standalone frozen-rambo sourcing does not currently appear in posted state and local activity.