UNSPSC 50541610: Frozen non GMO clutha sun apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO clutha sun 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 50541610 Frozen non-GMO Clutha sun apricots is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce line item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reflect a much broader procurement reality: school districts and municipal purchasing offices are sourcing comprehensive frozen and fresh grocery inventories—including produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and prepared foods—to support National School Lunch Program compliance and child nutrition services. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county boards of education across Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut, supplemented by municipal departments of public purchases and specialized cooperative buying groups such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. These jurisdictions are procuring supplies through IFBs and RFPs with firm fixed pricing, HACCP documentation, Buy American compliance verification (requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items), and delivery to multiple school sites on standard pallets or refrigerated trucks. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year with renewal options and include stringent specifications for whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations, nutrition labeling, and cold-chain management.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia, where the Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System have all posted solicitations in the first half of 2026, supplemented by recent bids from Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri and the City of Bridgeport in Connecticut. The Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services seeks a main-line distributor to serve 32 schools with approximately $9 million in annual expenditure and requires proposals by February 18, 2026; the same system's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative spans 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated spending of $5.5 million combined and a March 4, 2026 deadline. The City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid (BNB052266) for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services Department closed June 30, 2026 and encompasses over 1,100 line items with electronic submission through OpenGov. The Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County solicited grocery items with over 900 line items through NUTRIKIDS electronic bidding for an April 29, 2026 deadline. These opportunities signal active demand from school nutrition programs and municipal food service operations, though the code itself remains a poor descriptor of the actual scope being purchased.