UNSPSC 50523444: Non GMO hanepoot or honeypot grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO hanepoot or honeypot 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 50523444 Non GMO hanepoot or honeypot grapes, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The opportunities posted under this code overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce distributions for school nutrition programs—bananas, apples, berries, vegetables, and eggs—not the specialized grape varieties the code nominally describes. Madison Metropolitan School District solicited petite bananas under RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (also due July 29, 2026), while Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items spanning apples, berries, vegetables, and citrus (due June 26, 2026). Bartow County Schools (Georgia) and Bulloch County Schools (Georgia) both posted RFPs for locally-sourced fresh produce, and the State of Georgia itself solicited food supplies and other kitchen products. School districts dominate the issuing bodies—Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, McAllen Independent, Austin Independent, and Douglas County School System all appear multiple times across February through July 2026. Early County Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), and others round out the buyer base, all pursuing school lunch and breakfast program supply contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with secondary clusters in Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce to 16 school sites (due April 14, 2026), the Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items with pricing indexed to USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News (due April 27, 2026), and the Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program compliance (due March 11, 2026). The Douglas County School System RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (due March 4, 2026) signals larger regional cooperative purchasing activity. The code shows no recent solicitation activity for non-GMO hanepoot or honeypot grapes specifically; the tagging appears to reflect a taxonomy-assignment error rather than actual commodity demand.