UNSPSC 50533506: Dried non GMO sultana grapes

The variety of non GMO raisin grapes known as non GMO sultana grapes that has 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 50533506 Dried non GMO sultana grapes is a Commodity code that covers raisins and other dried grape products procured for school meal programs, senior nutrition services, and institutional food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and county boards of education serving the National School Lunch Program and related nutrition initiatives, along with county commissions and state health agencies operating senior meal programs and state-supported living facilities. The work being solicited is the supply of dried grapes—typically sultana or similar varieties—as ingredient or component items within broader food service contracts that span breakfast items, lunch components, snacks, and condiments. Dried grapes appear as line items within larger grocery or fresh-produce RFQs and IFBs, often subject to Buy American Provision requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, allergen restrictions (nut-free formulations), and blind sensory testing by school or facility personnel. Vendors must comply with USDA and state health inspection requirements, maintain product formulation statements and complete nutritional analyses, and deliver on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Northeast, with posted solicitations from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi between April and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, spanning breakfast, frozen products, fruits, and other categories with July 1, 2026 contract start; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 11, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce with over 200 line items and a June 26, 2026 deadline for a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 term; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a general food-supplies solicitation due June 22, 2026, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) sought Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program meal boxes due April 29, 2026. All contracts emphasize firm fixed pricing for the full contract term, delivery logistics to multiple school or facility sites, compliance with federal child nutrition or senior nutrition program requirements, and insurance and background-check mandates.