UNSPSC 50541636: Frozen non GMO palstein apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO palstein 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 50541636 Frozen non-GMO Palstein apricots, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities listed under this code do not reference frozen apricots or frozen specialty fruit products; instead, they capture broad school nutrition procurement for fresh produce, general grocery items, food supply and distribution, and egg contracts. The code's nominal specificity — frozen non-GMO Palstein apricots as a discrete item — does not map to what state and local governments are actually soliciting. School district child nutrition services are the primary issuing bodies in the recent record, including the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia). The State of Georgia also posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation. These jurisdictions are sourcing produce, groceries, and protein across dozens or hundreds of line items per contract rather than specialty frozen fruit products.

Geographic concentration is heavy in Georgia, with six of nine recent opportunities originating from Georgia school districts or state agency procurement. One opportunity comes from Connecticut (Bridgeport), one from Missouri (Rockwood), and the State of Georgia issued one. The most recent and largest opportunity is Douglas County School System's RFP for Food Supply and Distribution Services (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026), an approximately $9 million contract seeking a main-line food service distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools. Other representative solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026, over 200 line items), City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, over 1,100 line items with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients), and Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items procurement (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026, over 900 line items). The code reports no recent activity specifically for frozen Palstein apricots or comparable frozen specialty fruit products.