UNSPSC 50533465: Dried non GMO olivette grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO olivette 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 50533465 Dried non GMO olivette grapes is a Commodity code that does not map to recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope specifies a single specialty dried-fruit product, yet the six recent opportunities posted under or near this code span broad grocery procurement (over 1,100 line items including breakfast items, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, dairy, and meats), fresh produce for schools (200+ line items across apples, berries, vegetables, and melons), senior meal preparation and delivery services, and packaged meal boxes for summer food programs — none of which center on dried olivette grapes or dried fruits generally. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Hancock County Board of Education, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, State of Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District are the issuing bodies, representing school districts, counties, and state agencies. The mismatch between the code's narrow product specificity and the breadth of food-service work being solicited suggests that state and local procurement systems may tag food-service contracts with commodity codes that do not precisely reflect their contents, or that the code is occasionally applied to general grocery and institutional food purchasing rather than to dried olivette grapes as a distinct line item.

The recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple fruit and vegetable varieties for the 2026–27 school year (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years (due June 25, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026). If dried olivette grapes are purchased under this code, they appear as minor line items within much larger institutional food contracts rather than as standalone commodity procurements.