UNSPSC 50533501: Dried non GMO black corinth grapes

The variety of non GMO raisin grapes known as non GMO black corinth 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 50533501 Dried non GMO black corinth grapes is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show this code sees little direct and explicit activity. The recent opportunities block identifies no procurement tagged specifically to this code; instead, the solicitations are broadly categorized under general grocery, fresh produce, food and consumable products, and meal preparation services, where dried specialty items like black corinth grapes may appear as line items within much larger, multi-category food service scopes. State and local buyers including school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services bodies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state-level procurement (State of Georgia) are soliciting food and meal services, but the opportunities do not isolate dried fruit suppliers or parse specialty produce into dedicated procurements.

The geographic spread of recent activity covers Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Connecticut, concentrated among school nutrition programs and senior meal services. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items including produce, with a June 30 response deadline; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce across three school sites with a June 26 deadline; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, valued at $1.5 million over the prior contract period. These solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP food safety plans, nutritional labeling and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges. The code does not show dedicated solicitations for specialty dried fruits; procurement professionals should treat it as a minor line item within broad institutional food service RFPs rather than as a primary or standalone category.