UNSPSC 50523606: Non GMO carignane grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO carignane 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 50523606 Non GMO carignane grapes is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of carignane grapes or wine-related agricultural products. Instead, the most recently tagged solicitations describe fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs—bananas, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, apples, berries, leafy greens, and eggs—across multiple school districts in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. These opportunities represent institutional food service sourcing, not specialty viticulture products. The code appears to be a taxonomy mislabeling or default categorization by procuring entities rather than an accurate reflection of what is being bought at the commodity level under this designation.

School districts and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the tagged activity, with repeat buyers including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), alongside a state-level food procurement from Georgia and municipal school districts in Texas and Florida. Geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. 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, Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce with delivery spanning July 2026 through June 2027, and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs spanning 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. If your firm sources agricultural products outside fresh produce for institutional food service, pursue opportunities in higher-level family or class codes rather than this commodity code.