UNSPSC 50533478: Dried non GMO rouge grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO rouge 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 50533478 Dried non-GMO rouge grapes, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity appearing under this classification in recent notices. The code nominally describes a single dried fruit product, but the opportunities tagged with it document broad school nutrition and food service procurement across multiple states—spanning grocery supply contracts, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and consumable food items for school districts, county governments, state agencies, and senior services. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source data or use of this Commodity code as a catch-all tag within a broader Family or Class hierarchy.

The recent activity cluster spans school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Douglas County, and Pascagoula-Gautier in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia), county commissions (Hillsborough County, Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), cities (Dallas, Meriden), and independent school nutrition authorities across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 27, 2026 response deadline) covering 45+ schools and warehouse delivery; Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 (February 25, 2026 deadline) for $3.1 million in groceries, produce, and USDA Foods; Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for 1,100+ line items of grocery items (June 30, 2026 deadline) under Buy American rules; Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB for 200+ line items (June 26, 2026 deadline); and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 seeking a main-line food distributor to supply 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools ($9 million estimated annual spend, February 18, 2026 deadline). Texas HHS is procuring food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (July 13, 2026 deadline) with a $1.5 million prior-period baseline. Hillsborough County is seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services at $17.8 million over three years (June 25, 2026 deadline). Most contracts enforce Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content), require HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, demand firm fixed pricing or cost-plus-index adjustments, and specify Monday-through-Friday delivery windows to multiple sites. This code shows significant recent activity, but the opportunities do not limit to dried rouge grapes; rather, they reflect comprehensive food service procurement where dried grapes might represent a single line item among hundreds.