UNSPSC 50523490: Non GMO sunset grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO sunset 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 50523490 Non GMO sunset grapes is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local opportunities, does not align with actual buying activity. The code nominally describes non-GMO sunset grapes, yet the recent solicitations tagged under it document school district food service procurement for fresh produce, fresh fruit and vegetable programs, and food items — including bananas, apples, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, eggs, and specialty produce items, but no sunset grapes or produce specifically marketed as non-GMO variants. The mismatch between the code's narrow nominal scope and the broad institutional fresh produce procurement activity it is assigned to suggests classification drift in state and local procurement systems, where broader fresh produce and food supply contracts are being tagged with specific commodity codes that do not reflect their actual scope.

School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts across Georgia, Florida, and Texas dominate recent activity under this code designation. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for September 2026 through June 2027, and its RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026) procuring approximately 5,900 servings weekly from produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison, Wisconsin. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items and multiple fruit and vegetable varieties for the 2026-27 school year. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida solicited RFP 26039RFQDST for fresh fruit and vegetable program delivery to 18 elementary schools (estimated $600,000 annually, proposals due March 11, 2026). Douglas County School System coordinated a cooperative purchasing RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (proposals due March 4, 2026). Activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, and Texas, with secondary presence in Wisconsin. The code shows robust recent activity but represents a classification mismatch — state and local procurement offices are using this narrow commodity code to tag institutional fresh produce supply contracts that encompass dozens of produce varieties and food items, signaling either a system-wide tagging error or intentional broadening of the code beyond its nominal scope in state procurement databases.