UNSPSC 50533466: Dried non GMO perlette grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO perlette 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 50533466 Dried non-GMO perlette grapes, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of dried perlette grapes specifically. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span broad grocery and fresh produce solicitations from school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal food service programs seeking comprehensive meal supplies and delivery services rather than single-item specialty produce. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent opportunities from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut), the City of Dallas, and the State of Georgia.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and the Southeast, with secondary representation from Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) requesting grocery product supply and delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and further processed USDA Foods to serve 8,200 students across 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for 2026-27; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 across 32 schools; Douglas County's RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; Bulloch County Board of Education's IFB #043025 for comprehensive food products and related supplies (due May 4, 2026); Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid 26-34 covering 72 items with deliveries to 60 school sites (due April 23, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026); the City of Bridgeport's BNB052266 for 1,100+ line-item grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026); and the City of Dallas's boxed and bulk meal delivery RFP for an estimated 25–50 events annually over five years. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual buying activity suggests this code is a catch-all tag in state and local procurement systems rather than an accurate classifier for dried perlette grapes specifically.