UNSPSC 50533505: Dried non GMO selma pete grapes

The variety of non GMO raisin grapes known as non GMO selma pete 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 50533505 Dried non GMO Selma Pete grapes (Commodity) describes a single agricultural product line, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little connection to dried specialty grapes. Instead, the code appears tagged to broader food and consumable product solicitations, including fresh produce, school nutrition items, senior meal services, and packaged meal boxes spanning dozens to over one thousand line items. State and local governments procuring food for schools, senior centers, state-supported facilities, and summer nutrition programs have tagged these opportunities with this code, though the actual goods range far beyond the dried grape commodity named in the UNSPSC definition. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent RFPs and IFBs posted by the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi). County and state health and human services agencies also appear, including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida).

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with school nutrition contracts concentrated in the Southeast. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport's RFQ for over 1,100 grocery-item line items with a July 1, 2026 contract start and June 30, 2026 bid deadline; Texas HHS Commission's IFB for food and consumable products supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 response deadline and a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually; Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items due June 26, 2026; and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and a June 25, 2026 bid deadline. The code shows active procurement but little evidence of specialty dried-grape procurement specifically; the recent activity suggests a mismatch between the code's narrow nominal scope and the broad food-supply work actually being tagged to it.