UNSPSC 50533459: Dried non GMO muscat seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO muscat 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 50533459 Dried non-GMO muscat seedless grapes is a Commodity code that describes a single product line — dried grape commodities — but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code shows little direct solicitation for the item itself. Instead, the code appears in procurement records for large food-service aggregations spanning hundreds of line items across fresh produce, grocery staples, and prepared meals. State and local governments acquire dried grapes as one component within broader food-service contracts: school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state-supported living facilities, and county food and consumable procurement. When the code does appear, it sits alongside dozens of other produce and food commodity codes in composite solicitations where a single vendor contract encompasses breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, fresh produce, dairy, snacks, and protein sources. The issuing bodies are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County, Hancock County), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal purchasing offices acting on behalf of education and senior-services departments.

Recent representative opportunities show the pattern: Bridgeport's Board of Education solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items under IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026, posted June 30, 2026) spanning vegetables, fruits, and condiments; Hancock County Board of Education requested bids on fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year under IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026, posted June 10, 2026) covering over 200 fresh-produce line items; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00289 (due June 25, 2026, posted June 3, 2026) for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years. A Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026, posted June 11, 2026) targets food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and South — Georgia, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut — with school nutrition programs and senior meal services as the dominant use case. Dried grapes, when procured by these entities, are acquired as part of composite food contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases.