UNSPSC 50541622: Frozen non GMO helena apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO helena 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 50541622 Frozen non-GMO helena apricots is a Commodity code encompassing specialty frozen fruit products that state and local governments purchase for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitations show that state and local buyers are acquiring frozen and fresh produce as components of broader food-service contracts rather than as standalone apricot-specific line items; the code's nominal scope diverges from actual procurement patterns. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and Bridgeport Board of Education all recently soliciting produce and food items, alongside county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners) and state-level purchasing (State of Georgia). These jurisdictions are procuring food to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, requiring compliance with USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic agricultural content, and whole-grain specifications. Contracts typically span July 1 through June 30 school-year cycles and require vendors to deliver multiple times weekly to designated school and district facilities, maintain HACCP food safety plans, carry liability insurance, and accept orders through electronic ordering systems such as LINQ School Solutions.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, with Gwinnett County (October 2026 RFQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026), Hancock County Schools (June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items due June 26, 2026), Early County Schools (June 2026 line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026), and State of Georgia procurement (June 2026 bid for food and kitchen products due June 22, 2026), alongside Connecticut activity with the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (June 2026 bid for over 1,100 line items of grocery items due June 30, 2026). The code shows little targeted activity for frozen helena apricots specifically; apricots appear as components within broader fresh and frozen produce or shelf-stable food line-item lists rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that state and local procurement under this classification operates primarily through annual school-year food-service contracts requiring multi-location delivery, food-safety certification, and compliance with federal child nutrition regulations rather than through standalone specialty-fruit procurement.