UNSPSC 50533602: Dried non GMO barbera grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO barbera 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 50533602 Dried non-GMO Barbera grapes (Commodity) has virtually no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—specialty dried grape products—does not appear in any of the recent opportunities posted under this code classification.

The most recent opportunities tagged to this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply, and meal delivery across multiple jurisdictions including school districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia; county boards of education in Georgia and Mississippi; Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida; and the City of Dallas. These solicitations—including Bridgeport Public Schools' grocery bid (IFB, June 2026), Hancock County Schools' fresh produce procurement (IFB, June 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery contract (IFB, April 2026), Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods (RFP, February 2026), and Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution (RFP, February 2026)—all specify broad food product categories spanning fresh produce, dairy, grains, proteins, and prepared items, but none identify dried specialty grapes as a line item or specification category. The fresh-produce-specific solicitations from Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System enumerate dozens of produce items with detailed case sizes and counts; dried non-GMO Barbera grapes do not appear in any enumerated list. The code assignment appears to be a tagging error rather than a reflection of actual procurement demand for this commodity.