UNSPSC 50541592: Frozen non GMO white joaneting apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO white joaneting 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 50541592 Frozen non-GMO white joaneting apples is a Commodity code that covers frozen apple products supplied to state and local institutional buyers, primarily school districts and county social services departments. Recent solicitations under this code show school nutrition programs and county senior services procuring shelf-stable and fresh produce as part of broader food-service contracts, though the specific commodity does not appear as a standalone line item in the recent opportunities examined. The code sits within institutional food procurement, where state and local governments buy from vendors who deliver through established ordering systems, meet food-safety compliance standards (HACCP plans, E-Verify, Buy American provisions), and maintain cold-chain or storage capability for delivery to multiple school sites and service centers.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies in recent activity, with Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and the Bridgeport Board of Education (through the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases) posting competitive solicitations for fresh and processed food products in the second and third quarters of 2026. A county social-services agency, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, also solicited shelf-stable food items in October 2026. The State of Georgia posted a food-supplies bid in May 2026. Georgia school districts account for the densest recent activity, with Hancock County Schools requesting fresh produce bids due June 26, 2026, and Early County Schools requesting line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026. Connecticut's Bridgeport Board of Education solicited over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 electronic-bid deadline through OpenGov. Geographic concentration runs through Georgia and Connecticut in the second and third quarters of 2026, with activity driven by school-year nutrition-program renewals and recurring institutional food-service needs.