UNSPSC 50533423: Dried non GMO concord grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO concord 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 50533423 Dried non-GMO concord grapes is a Commodity code representing a single product line within school nutrition procurement, but the recent contract opportunities tagged under this code show little activity directly soliciting dried concord grapes. Instead, state and local governments have posted broader grocery and fresh-produce procurements under which dried grapes may be one line item among hundreds. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery items, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 food and consumable products solicitation for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, and the Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce IFB spanning 200+ produce line items all represent the operational scope where dried fruits appear. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county senior-services departments are the primary issuing bodies. The work involves meeting Buy American domestic agricultural content minimums (typically 51% for processed products), compliance with National School Lunch Program nutrition standards and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act requirements, blind laboratory testing, HACCP and recall-accessibility documentation, and delivery on firm pricing to central warehouses and distributed school sites or meal-preparation facilities. Product must arrive on standard pallets with freight prepaid, meet no-nut-or-nut-oil requirements, and include printed nutritional information and complete ingredient panels at bid submission.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi based on recent postings; no state emerges as a dominant repeat buyer for produce or dried fruits specifically. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB (response deadline June 30, 2026) seeking grocery items with firm pricing and Net 45 payment terms, Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB (response deadline June 26, 2026) for fresh produce across the 2026–27 school year with delivery to three school sites, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB (response deadline July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually. No bids specifically for dried concord grapes or other dried fruits were posted in the most recent opportunities reviewed.