UNSPSC 50533479: Dried non GMO royal black seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO royal black 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 50533479 Dried non-GMO royal black seedless grapes is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work being solicited under recent state and local procurement activity tagged with this code. The available opportunities instead show broad food service procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply and distribution, and fresh produce contracts—none of which specifically call for dried grapes or specialty dried fruits. The single coded opportunity directly tagged to this Commodity (the City of Bridgeport's grocery items solicitation for the Board of Education) spans over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snack items, beverages, and meat products, with no mention of dried grapes as a line item. This suggests either a data-entry mismatch in the state and local procurement source or that dried grapes, if procured at all under this code, represent a negligible portion of actual demand.

The active issuers soliciting food products under this code tier are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, and Douglas County School System), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the El Paso State Supported Living Center), county commissioners and school boards (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state procurement offices (Georgia Department of Procurement). Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast—Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut, and Mississippi—with secondary activity in Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens), Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods procurement (RFP 026-41, $3.1 million anticipated value, due February 25, 2026), and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (estimated $9 million annually, due February 18, 2026). The code's current utility for dried specialty fruits appears limited; vendors pursuing work under this code should expect to bid comprehensive food service contracts rather than single commodity lines.