UNSPSC 50523481: Non GMO ruby seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO ruby seedless 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 50523481 Non GMO ruby seedless grapes, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source records show school districts and school nutrition programs soliciting fresh produce for child nutrition and food service programs—bananas, apples, berries, vegetables, and other commodity produce items for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program—but none of the posted opportunities reference ruby seedless grapes or any grape variety specifically. The code's nominal scope names a single specialty produce item, while the actual solicitations represent broad, recurring school nutrition produce procurement covering dozens of line items per district and serving multiple schools across entire counties and metropolitan areas.

State and local school nutrition programs dominate the issuing bodies, with activity concentrated in Georgia school districts (Liberty County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Douglas County, Hancock County, Muscogee County, Bartow County, Savannah-Chatham, and Early County boards of education), followed by Texas school districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). These districts solicit produce through RFBs, RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs on annual cycles aligned with school year start dates (July 1 contract commencement is standard). Representative opportunities include Liberty County Board of Education's dual IFBs for food products and produce (bids due April 29, 2026, with 13 school delivery points); Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (proposals due March 4, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFBs for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (bids due July 29, 2026). The procurement mismatch—a specialty grape commodity code linked to generic school nutrition produce buys—signals either a data classification error or lack of recent ruby seedless grape activity in state and local procurement.