UNSPSC 50533608: Dried non GMO catarratto grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO catarratto 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 50533608 Dried non GMO catarratto grapes is a Commodity code that nominally covers a specific dried grape varietal, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with that narrow product scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span broad food-service categories — school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food supply, and summer meal services — none of which explicitly mention dried catarratto grapes or dried grapes generally. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and institutional facilities (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). These jurisdictions are procuring hundreds of food line items under nutrition programs funded by the National School Lunch Program, Adult Care Food Program, and similar federal initiatives, with purchasing focused on fresh produce, grocery staples, prepared meals, and institutional food-service supplies rather than specialty dried fruits.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut (Bridgeport), Texas (El Paso), Georgia (statewide and Hancock County), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking bids for over 1,100 grocery line items for school breakfast and lunch with electronic responses due June 30, 2026 (IFB); Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce across multiple varieties for school nutrition with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners procuring senior meal preparation and delivery services statewide under an estimated $17.8 million three-year contract with bids due June 25, 2026 (ITB). The code shows little relevant recent activity for its stated commodity — dried non-GMO catarratto grapes do not appear in any of the solicitation scopes, suggesting a classification mismatch rather than active procurement demand under this specific code.