UNSPSC 50533600: Dried non GMO wine grapes

The type of non GMO grape known as non GMO wine 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 50533600 Dried non-GMO wine grapes is a Class code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect dried wine grapes procurement — instead, the code is tagged to broader grocery and food-service solicitations that span fresh produce, meal preparation, and institutional food supply. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department in June 2026 via IFB, covering over 1,100 line items including produce, dairy, meat, and prepared foods subject to Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center in an IFB posted in June 2026, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million and best-value award criteria. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce across over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year in an IFB due June 26, 2026. Hillsborough County's Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services for $17.8 million over three years in an ITB due June 25, 2026, requiring caterers licensed on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Adult Care Food Program Caterer List. These opportunities demonstrate that the code is being applied to institutional food procurement rather than specifically to dried wine grapes.

The recent activity is concentrated in school districts, county boards, and state health agencies across the Southeast and South — specifically Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Florida. School nutrition departments and state health services facilities dominate the issuing-body mix, with a secondary stream from county senior services. The code shows no relevant procurement activity for dried non-GMO wine grapes itself; the misclassification suggests that state and local procurement systems may be tagging general food and produce categories to this commodity code erroneously. Vendors pursuing institutional food supply to state and local entities should note the consistent Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content minimum), HACCP plan mandates, comprehensive insurance requirements ($1–2 million per occurrence), and firm fixed pricing with CPI adjustments. Vendors should monitor school district nutrition RFBs and state health services food contracts in the Southeast, but should verify actual scope before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code, as the mismatch between the code's nominal commodity and actual solicitations indicates inconsistent taxonomy application by issuing bodies.