UNSPSC 50541604: Frozen non GMO black apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO black 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 50541604 Frozen non-GMO black apricots is a Commodity code that captures frozen specialty fruit products for institutional food service, specifically school nutrition programs operating under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments procure frozen black apricots as line items within broader grocery and frozen-food contracts for school meal preparation, where the products must meet Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, contain no nuts or nut oils, and comply with printed nutritional-information and whole-grain labeling requirements. The code sees activity primarily among school districts and boards of education rather than other municipal or county purchasing offices; these issuing bodies operate centralized or distributed warehouse-and-school-site delivery models and typically solicit frozen specialty fruits as part of comprehensive 900+ line-item annual grocery or frozen-food contracts rather than as standalone procurements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with solicitations posted between January and June 2026. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, seeking over 1,100 line items of grocery items including frozen products with 51 percent domestic agricultural content and Net 45 payment terms; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year with bids due April 29, 2026; the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with bids due May 15, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce and related items by June 26, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued a cooperative-purchasing RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively, with proposals due March 4, 2026. All contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, require firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, mandate Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic content, and stipulate 24/7 food-recall accessibility and HACCP plan certification.