UNSPSC 50523418: Non GMO calmeria grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO calmeria 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 50523418 Non GMO calmeria grapes is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited in recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally describes a specific produce variety (non-GMO Calmeria grapes), yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for that item; instead, it shows school districts and one state purchasing department issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for broad fresh produce portfolios—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, berries, citrus, and prepared produce items—along with eggs and beverages. The mismatch suggests either miscoding of opportunities or that Calmeria grapes specifically represent a negligible share of current state and local procurement activity under this code.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, Douglas County via GEC cooperative), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County), plus one state-level solicitation from Georgia. Most opportunities are IFBs, RFPs, or RFQs with response dates between late March and late July 2026, typically covering produce supply for the 2026–2027 school year or fiscal year running July through June. Representative examples include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs to 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026), and Bulloch County School District's local-produce RFP requiring items grown within 200 miles (due May 4, 2026). The code shows substantial recent activity, but the solicitations are for heterogeneous produce assortments, not the specific Calmeria grape variety the code nominally describes.