UNSPSC 50533433: Dried non GMO empress grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO empress 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 50533433 Dried non-GMO empress grapes is a Commodity code that represents a narrowly specified agricultural product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show little activity aligned with the specific commodity itself. The code appears in school nutrition procurement databases and cooperative purchasing channels, yet the actual opportunities being solicited—grocery items, fresh produce, food supply and distribution, and senior meal services—span broad commodity families rather than a single dried-grape line item. State and local food service programs do purchase dried fruit as part of mixed-commodity grocery contracts, but the dried-grape category sits beneath higher-tier codes that dominate procurement volume. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Meriden, Douglas County), a county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), a state health and human services agency (Texas HHSC), and municipal procurement offices, all operating under the National School Lunch Program, Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program, or similar federal nutrition mandates that require Buy American compliance and nutritional labeling. Recent solicitations emphasize fresh produce, packaged grocery assortments, and meal-delivery services rather than specialty dried items.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, and statewide procurement), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Texas (HHSC El Paso), and Virginia (Fairfax County), with secondary activity in other states. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (sealed bids due April 27, 2026, covering 45 school sites plus distribution kitchens), Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive food-products IFB for the 2026–2027 school year (bid submission May 4, 2026, 1:00 p.m., at the warehouse in Statesboro, Georgia), Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas (proposals due March 4, 2026, 2:00 p.m. EST, with estimated spending of $5.5 million), and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (proposals due February 25, 2026, 11:00 a.m. EST, anticipated contract value $3.1 million). The code itself does not show recent standalone dried-grape requisitions; vendors pursuing this commodity should track broader grocery and produce categories where dried-grape items are listed as line items within larger food-service contracts.