UNSPSC 50541624: Frozen non GMO imperial apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO imperial 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 50541624 Frozen non-GMO imperial apricots is a Commodity code that maps to school nutrition procurement, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show virtually no demand for the product itself — instead, the code appears to be misapplied to broad grocery and fresh-produce solicitations that schools are conducting. The opportunities actually being solicited span full-service food distribution (meats, dairy, grains, frozen items, fresh produce, prepared entrees, condiments, snacks, and non-food kitchen supplies) rather than specialty frozen fruit. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing bodies, with most procurement occurring through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Districts consistently require Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, E-Verify compliance, product formulation statements with nutritional labeling, and general liability insurance typically at $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate.

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with notable solicitations from the Hancock County Board of Education (IFB for fresh produce, due June 26, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (bid for fresh produce under Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), City Schools of Decatur (IFB for frozen foods and grocery, due May 15, 2026), Douglas County School System (RFP for fresh produce and eggs through GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 school districts, due March 4, 2026; RFP for food supply and distribution serving 32 schools and 25,500 students with estimated annual spend of $9 million, due February 18, 2026), and City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases for the Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items, due June 30, 2026). Missouri and multi-state cooperative activity also appears: Rockwood R-VI School District (grocery items for 6,900 daily lunch and 900 breakfast participants, electronic bids due April 29, 2026) and Early County Board of Education (line-by-line food and non-food bids for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, due June 8, 2026). Frozen imperial apricots as a standalone line item do not surface in any of these solicitations; the code shows little relevant recent activity.