UNSPSC 50523456: Non GMO muscadine grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO muscadine 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 50523456 Non GMO muscadine grapes (Commodity) does not map to the state and local procurement activity represented in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally covers a single specialized grape variety, but the nine recent solicitations posted between February and July 2026 span broad school nutrition procurement for fresh produce and food service—bananas, apples, mixed vegetables, berries, citrus, eggs, and beverages—with no muscadine grapes appearing in any specification. Madison Metropolitan School District solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks grown within 400 miles of Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items including apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits but no muscadines (IFB due June 26, 2026). The pattern repeats across Bartow County, Early County, and Bulloch County school districts in Georgia, McAllen and Austin independent school districts in Texas, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, and Douglas County School System's cooperative purchasing vehicle serving 30 districts—all seeking mixed fresh produce portfolios anchored to USDA school lunch and breakfast programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix across all recent opportunities, typically issuing IFBs or RFPs for annual contracts running July through June with weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites. Cooperative purchasing vehicles (the GEC Buying Cooperative, Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program) appear as aggregators. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock, Bartow, Bulloch, Muscogee, Glynn, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County school systems), with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi. The code shows no recent activity aligned with muscadine grape procurement specifically. If pursuing this code, verify that actual buying activity—not nominal code assignment—supports targeting.