UNSPSC 50533434: Dried non GMO exotic grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO exotic 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 50533434 Dried non-GMO exotic grapes is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal direct activity for the commodity itself. The code appears in a broader category of food procurement that state and local governments use to classify dried fruit and specialty ingredients, but the recent opportunities tagged to this code predominantly reflect general grocery procurement, school nutrition programs, and institutional meal services rather than dried exotic grapes specifically. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county government nutrition programs represent the typical issuing bodies sourcing food products under this classification tier, with school nutrition departments and senior meal programs driving the largest contract values.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items—including dried fruits among many categories—for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, with firm pricing through June 30, 2027, and compliance with Buy American Provision requirements (51% domestic agricultural ingredients). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449) due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and contract terms running September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with deliveries to three school sites through June 30, 2027. None of these solicitations explicitly isolate dried exotic grapes as a line item, suggesting that procurement under this specific commodity code may be incidental to larger food-service contracts rather than standalone specialty-produce buys.