UNSPSC 50541652: Frozen non GMO tri gem apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO tri gem 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 50541652 Frozen non-GMO tri gem apricots, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct match between the code's nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. School districts and municipalities soliciting under this code are actually buying comprehensive frozen and fresh produce assortments, packaged grocery items, and complete food-service inventories to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, not specialty frozen apricot products. The recent opportunities block contains eight solicitations from school districts across multiple states, each spanning hundreds of line items encompassing proteins, dairy, grains, vegetables, fruits, condiments, and paper products—far broader than a single frozen-fruit commodity. Issuing bodies are predominantly school district nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System) and one state agency (State of Georgia), reflecting the dominance of K–12 child nutrition purchasing under produce-related UNSPSC codes, regardless of the specific commodity designation.

The geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia and the Southeast, with recent activity from Hancock County Schools, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System (serving 30 districts across two areas), supplemented by solicitations from Connecticut (Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood), and a statewide Georgia procurement. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items spanning frozen products, fresh produce, and dairy (response due June 30, 2026 via OpenGov e-Procurement); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items (response due June 26, 2026); and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs to supply 30 school districts across two geographic areas, estimated at approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (response due March 4, 2026). Buy American requirements mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content and HACCP plan compliance appear across all solicitations, along with firm fixed pricing, transportation-included delivery, and liability insurance minimums of $1,000,000 per occurrence.