UNSPSC 50533420: Dried non GMO catawba grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO catawba 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 50533420 Dried non-GMO catawba grapes is a Commodity code that does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, but the source contains no posted solicitations matching that specification. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food provisioning across multiple jurisdictions—solicitations that call for broad grocery assortments, fresh produce, staple food items, and meal preparation services rather than specialty dried grape products. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the actual scope of work being solicited suggests either miscoding at source or that dried catawba grapes, if procured at all, are bundled as line items within larger food service contracts rather than solicited as standalone commodities.

State and local agencies soliciting under this code include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), municipal purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; City of Dallas, Texas), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). School districts dominate the activity, with procurement notices concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Recent solicitations are principally IFBs and RFPs issued between January and June 2026, with response windows typically 30 to 45 days. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) for 200 line items across multiple produce categories with firm fixed pricing, Bridgeport Public Schools' grocery items bid (due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100 line items with 51-percent domestic content requirement under Buy American provisions, Douglas County School System's food supply distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026) for approximately $9 million annual spend across 32 schools, and Meriden Public Schools' commercial and USDA Foods RFP (due February 25, 2026) with approximately $3.1 million anticipated value. Contracts universally require HACCP plans, food safety compliance, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence), and adherence to federal nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and Buy American provisions.