UNSPSC 50541606: Frozen non GMO bonny apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO bonny 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 50541606 Frozen non-GMO bonny apricots, a Commodity code, sees minimal state and local procurement activity grounded in the code's narrow product specification. The recent opportunities in this dataset do not include solicitations explicitly for frozen apricots or frozen stone fruits; instead, state and local governments procure frozen non-GMO bonny apricots as line items within broader food-service contracts that span dozens or hundreds of food products across multiple categories. The work actually being bought under this code is embedded in larger shelf-stable and frozen food purchases for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations, where frozen apricots appear alongside canned proteins, frozen vegetables, fresh produce, dairy, and prepared foods rather than as standalone commodity buys.

School districts and county government departments dominate the issuing-body mix, with the most recent activity appearing in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27, June 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (IWQ 140229 Purchase of Food Items, October 2026), Early County Board of Education (FY27 Food Bid, May 2026), and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education (GROCERY ITEMS, June 2026) all issued food-service IFBs and RFQs during the period shown. The State of Georgia also posted a May 2026 food-supplies solicitation with limited detail available. Frozen apricots are not called out as a standalone line item in the posted summaries; vendors pursuing this code should expect to bid line-by-line on comprehensive food lists where frozen specialty fruits are one among many required items, with award typically made to responsive low bidders and often split across multiple vendors by line item. Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content) and USDA nutrition-standards compliance are standard requirements.