UNSPSC 50541629: Frozen non GMO king apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO king 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 50541629 Frozen non-GMO king apricots is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this classification. The code nominally covers a single frozen fruit product, but the recent solicitations tagged with this code encompass comprehensive grocery procurement and fresh produce supply contracts for school nutrition programs—product categories far broader than frozen apricots alone. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted a bid for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), and the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, and citrus fruits (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). These solicitations show no meaningful emphasis on frozen apricots specifically and instead reflect the standard bundled-procurement model used by school districts to source entire food service product lines through single vendors or multi-award arrangements.

The issuing bodies across recent opportunities are predominantly school district nutrition programs and boards of education, supplemented by one state-level procurement (State of Georgia, May 2026) and municipal school systems (City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County systems). Activity is geographically concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri, with contracts typically spanning the 2026–27 school year (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). These are firm-price, fixed-term IFBs and RFPs with sealed bids or electronic submissions, Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), HACCP plan mandates, and payment terms of Net 30 to Net 45 days. The mismatch between the code's narrow product description and the broad-scope solicitations suggests this code may be miscoded in state procurement systems; frozen apricots represent a single line item within larger grocery platforms rather than a standalone procurement focus.