UNSPSC 50523449: Non GMO kyoho grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO kyoho 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 50523449 Non GMO kyoho grapes (Commodity) describes fresh fruit supply contracts, but the recent state and local solicitations posted under this code show virtually no alignment with the nominal scope. The code nominally specifies a discrete fruit variety—kyoho grapes—yet the recent opportunities tag procurement for bananas, mixed fresh produce assortments, and broad produce categories spanning apples, berries, vegetables, eggs, and seasonal items. School nutrition programs, the dominant issuing bodies in the recent-opportunities block, are buying comprehensive fresh-produce and food-service supply contracts through RFPs, RFBs, IFBs, and ITBs; the contracts span produce procurement for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program service, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program support, and farm-to-school initiatives. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Bartow County, Early County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, McAllen Independent, Austin Independent, and Douglas County School System), county boards of education (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, and Glynn County), and a state procurement vehicle (Georgia). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Wisconsin and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, annual value estimated at $78,000), Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFQDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce (proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000), and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 cooperating districts (proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas).

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (non-GMO kyoho grapes) and actual procurement activity (broad fresh-produce and food-service supply) suggests the code is being used as a catch-all classifier for school nutrition produce contracting rather than capturing discrete specialty fruit procurement. State and local procurement offices are tagging multi-category fresh-produce and food-service supply contracts—many encompassing 60 to 400+ line items spanning fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy, grains, and prepared foods—under a code nominally reserved for a single grape variety. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as a signal of active school-nutrition food-service procurement across the South and Southwest, particularly in Georgia and Texas, but recognize that individual solicitations rarely align with kyoho-grape specifications and instead represent opportunities to supply institutional food-service providers with diversified fresh-produce portfolios, logistical distribution capacity, HACCP compliance, Buy American certification, and multi-month or multi-year performance commitments.