UNSPSC 50533402: Dried non GMO almeria grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO almeria grapes that have been dried for preservation. 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 50533402 Dried non-GMO Almeria grapes, a Commodity code, nominally identifies a specific dried fruit product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct relevance to that narrow specification. The most recent solicitations tagged to this code span broad food and consumable procurement for school nutrition programs, state-supported living facilities, senior meal services, and general institutional food supply — categories that encompass fresh produce, packaged goods, prepared meals, and kitchen supplies rather than specialty dried grapes. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and a state procurement office (Georgia). These jurisdictions solicit food procurement regularly to support school lunch programs, senior nutrition initiatives, and facility food service operations. Work spans purchasing fresh produce by the case, managing multi-hundred-item grocery line inventories, coordinating meal preparation and delivery across distributed sites, and ensuring compliance with Buy American provisions and nutrition standards under federal child nutrition statutes.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, with solicitations posted from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida between April and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for the school board's Food & Nutrition Services under IFB BNB052266 with a June 30, 2026 response deadline; Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 due date; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with a July 13, 2026 deadline; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners soliciting senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 with an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years and a June 25, 2026 response date. The code shows active procurement volume but does not align well with the dried-grape commodity designation — vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should monitor broader food service and nutrition RFPs rather than expect specialty dried-fruit sourcing requests.