UNSPSC 50533603: Dried non GMO burger grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO burger 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 50533603 Dried non-GMO burger grapes is a Commodity code that does not reflect the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The most recent opportunities solicited under this code center on comprehensive grocery and food service procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meals, institutional food supply — rather than the specialized dried-grape category the code nominally describes. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, for example, issued an IFB on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items spanning breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats to support the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested bids in June 2026 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce across 200-plus line items for the 2026–27 school year in an IFB due June 26, 2026. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, though state health and human services agencies and city departments also procure under this tag. The code shows fragmented activity across Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi, with school nutrition programs and senior meal services as the primary use cases.

Bidding activity is concentrated in the first half of 2026, with response dates clustered from late February through late June. Beyond the Bridgeport and Hancock County solicitations, representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with sealed bids due April 27, 2026; Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) posting IFB #043025 for comprehensive food products on April 3, 2026, with bids due May 4, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) soliciting fresh-produce bids due April 23, 2026; and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) issuing RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million and proposals due February 25, 2026. Institutional food service — particularly K-12 school nutrition, senior congregate meals, and state facility food supply — dominates the scope, not specialty dried-grape sourcing. The mismatch between the code name and actual procurement activity suggests vendors should verify their commodity classification with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities under this tag.