UNSPSC 50541635: Frozen non GMO orangered apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO orangered 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 50541635 Frozen non-GMO orangered apricots is a Commodity code that appears in state and local school nutrition procurement but shows limited direct relevance to actual recent solicitation activity. The nine recent opportunities in the source — spanning Bridgeport, Connecticut; Hancock County and Decatur, Georgia; Early County, Georgia; Georgia statewide; Rockwood School District, Missouri; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; and Douglas County, Georgia — all tag frozen or fresh produce under this code. However, the actual work being solicited encompasses broad grocery and produce categories (over 900 line items in the Rockwood procurement alone, spanning snacks, vegetables, breads, grains, dairy, condiments, and meats) rather than a specific frozen-apricot product line. The solicitations are nearly all school nutrition programs procuring under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with requirements for Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, food safety compliance, whole-grain specifications, and low-sodium formulations. Issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and boards of education serving student populations ranging from roughly 6,900 lunch participants (Rockwood) to 25,500 students (Douglas County).

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia, with eight of nine opportunities posted between January and June 2026 by Georgia school systems and one by Rockwood R-VI in Missouri. Representative recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (due February 18, 2026, with estimated annual spend of approximately $9,000,000), the same district's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026, with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two), the City Schools of Decatur IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (due May 15, 2026), and the Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026, with over 1,100 line items and firm pricing for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). All procurement is firm-fixed-price with no fuel surcharges, Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms, and awards to one or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.