UNSPSC 50523600: Non GMO wine grapes

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO wine 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 50523600 Non GMO wine grapes, a Class code, does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains seven recent opportunities across school districts, health coalitions, parks departments, and a state agency, but none involve wine grapes—GMO or otherwise. The opportunities span petite bananas for Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026), fresh fruits and vegetables for school nutrition programs in Wisconsin, Georgia, and other states, general produce for Marion Health Care Coalition (RFP due August 21, 2026), fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for school lunch programs, and food service concessions for a county parks department. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests either a classification error in the source data or that this UNSPSC code sees no current state and local demand.

The recent procurement activity centers on school districts and public health entities procuring fresh produce for meal programs under USDA nutrition mandates, with secondary activity in county parks food services and healthcare provider meal supply. Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), and Early County Board of Education appear across the opportunities. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin, with secondary presence in Florida (Collier County) and other states. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB for 2026-27 (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and citrus for three school locations, and Madison Metropolitan School District's fresh fruit and vegetable snacks RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce delivered ready-to-eat with farm traceability. No opportunities in the source data involve wine grapes or viticulture-related procurement.