UNSPSC 50523604: Non GMO cabernet franc grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO cabernet franc 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 50523604 Non GMO cabernet franc grapes, a Commodity code, shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce for school nutrition programs—petite bananas, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, apples, berries, and eggs—rather than wine grape varieties of any kind. Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, and other Georgia and Texas school districts have tagged produce solicitations with this code, but the mismatch between the code's wine-grape specification and the institutional fresh-produce buying actually occurring suggests either systematic misclassification in state procurement taxonomies or abandonment of the code for its intended purpose.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Florida dominate the recent activity, with solicitations from Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, and Douglas County spanning the period from February through July 2026. These buyers issue RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for annual and multi-year contracts under the National School Lunch Program and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, typically with response deadlines 30 to 60 days out and contract terms running July 1 through June 30. Representative opportunities include Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for food products due April 29, 2026 (over 400 items including fresh and frozen produce), McAllen ISD's RFP for fresh produce to 31 campuses due March 6, 2026, and Glynn County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for 60 produce line items due April 14, 2026 with weekly Tuesday delivery to 16 schools. Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, domestic-sourcing preferences, and local-grown mandates (typically 50–400 miles) appear standard across all solicitations. Until state and local procurement offices correctly tag wine-grape sourcing under the appropriate code, this category remains a poor signal for cabernet franc or other wine-grape suppliers.