UNSPSC 50523404: Non GMO autumn king grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO autumn king grapes. 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 50523404 Non GMO autumn king grapes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with its nominal scope. The Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department and other school districts are soliciting fresh produce broadly—petite bananas, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and eggs—rather than autumn king grapes specifically. The code appears to function as a catch-all taxonomy tag for institutional fresh-produce procurement without precise commodity-level matching. School districts and their buying cooperatives dominate the issuing-body mix, with no state-level food-service procurement appearing in the recent block. The single notable private-sector operation is Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, which is procuring specialty fruits and vegetables through a USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) contract. The geographic footprint spans Georgia (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, Douglas County school systems), Texas (Austin and McAllen independent school districts), and Florida (Hillsborough County), with Georgia appearing as the highest-activity jurisdiction.

Recent representative opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas, due July 29, 2026, with estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for weekly delivery of 70–90 cases; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004, procuring fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, due March 4, 2026; and the Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce covering 60 line items with sealed bids due April 14, 2026. All solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, product traceability, general liability insurance of $1 million or higher, and weekly or multiple-times-weekly delivery to school sites. Most school districts are evaluating proposals on lowest responsive and responsible bidder or lowest qualified pricing on a line-item basis, with contracts running July 1 through June 30 annually and renewal options for one to four additional years. The commodity code itself does not capture the actual scope—modern school nutrition procurement under this taxonomy appears to be multi-item fresh-produce bundles rather than varietal-specific fruit procurement.