UNSPSC 50533419: Dried non GMO cardinal grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO cardinal 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 50533419 Dried non-GMO cardinal grapes is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show minimal direct procurement of dried cardinal grapes; instead, the code appears broadly applied to comprehensive school nutrition and food service contracts where dried grapes are incidental line items within much larger grocery and produce solicitations. State and local governments use this code to tag food supply contracts that span hundreds of line items across breakfast cereals, snacks, beverages, fresh produce, dairy, and frozen goods, with dried specialty fruits (including raisins and dried grapes) typically appearing as minor SKUs within broader commodity baskets. School districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipalities are the primary issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer segment. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and State of Georgia procurement), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), and Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), with additional recent solicitations from Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia school districts.

Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, covering breakfast items, cereals, snacks, and condiments with Buy American requirements and National School Lunch Program compliance; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000, due February 18, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323) requiring minimum 76 items from the school delivery section, due April 27, 2026; and the Bulloch County Board of Education's IFB #043025 for comprehensive food products across multiple categories with a contract period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Contracts typically require firm fixed pricing, compliance with USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, Monday-through-Friday delivery windows during school operating hours, and commercial general liability insurance in the range of $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence. Award patterns favor responsive and responsible bidders offering lowest cost, with many districts reserving the right to split awards across multiple vendors on a line-item basis.