UNSPSC 50533446: Dried non GMO jade seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO jade seedless 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 50533446 Dried non-GMO jade seedless grapes, a Commodity code, represents a narrow agricultural product line within broader school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily school districts, county boards of education, and public health agencies buying dried fruit and specialty produce items as components of larger grocery or fresh-produce contracts. The recent opportunities show that dried grapes are rarely solicited as standalone line items; instead, they typically appear embedded within wide-ranging food-service RFPs or IFBs that span breakfast items, vegetables, fruits, dairy, condiments, and specialty ingredients. Vendors must meet Buy American domestic-content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed products), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, allergen restrictions (no nuts or nut oils), and deliver on standardized pallets with prepaid freight to central warehouses and school sites on Monday-through-Friday schedules.

Recent activity shows school districts and state nutrition agencies across the Southeast and South issuing the largest visible contracts. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted an RFP for 1,100+ grocery line items due June 30, 2026; the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a fresh-produce IFB for 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) posted a Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program bid due April 29, 2026. Hillsborough County (Florida) posted a senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, which falls outside dried-fruit scope but reflects institutional food-service volume in the region. The code shows limited standalone activity; pursuit should focus on identifying school nutrition RFPs and IFBs where dried grapes are listed as a line item within the broader commodity list and where the Buy American and USDA compliance infrastructure is already in place.