UNSPSC 50541602: Frozen non GMO apache apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO apache apricots 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 50541602 Frozen non-GMO Apache apricots, a Commodity code, addresses a narrow product line but sits within a much broader market that state and local governments—primarily school districts—are buying. Recent state and local opportunities show that school nutrition programs solicit under this code as part of comprehensive grocery and frozen-food procurements. The actual buying pattern spans fresh produce, frozen vegetables and fruits, dairy, proteins, grains, and prepared items to support National School Lunch Programs and School Breakfast Programs. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Douglas County School System all posting child nutrition solicitations in the first half of 2026. Municipal procurement offices also appear—the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued a broad grocery bid for the Bridgeport Board of Education. State-level buying is present but limited; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation but without detailed line-item scope in the available documents.

Georgia dominates the recent geographic activity, with solicitations from Hancock County, Early County, Douglas County (serving 30 districts through GEC Buying Cooperative), Decatur, and Savannah-Chatham County all posted between February and June 2026. Missouri and Connecticut add secondary presence. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items due June 26, 2026, covering berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty produce for delivery to three school sites; the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid for approximately 300 food items due June 8, 2026; and the Rockwood R-VI School District's procurement of over 900 grocery line items (including frozen and fresh produce) through the NUTRIKIDS electronic system due April 29, 2026. Frozen non-GMO Apache apricots appear as discrete line items within these much larger multi-category procurements, typically competing alongside other frozen and fresh fruit offerings. All school district contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually, include Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51-percent domestic agricultural content, mandate HACCP plans, and require firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.