UNSPSC 50533624: Dried non GMO malbec grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO malbec 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 50533624 Dried non-GMO malbec grapes (Commodity) appears rarely in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a single dried fruit product, yet the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically requesting dried malbec grapes or any dried grapes at all. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span broad food service procurement — school lunch programs, senior meal delivery, state facility dining, and summer nutrition services — where fresh produce, packaged meals, and general grocery items dominate the scope. When dried grape products do appear in food service contracts, they are typically listed as minor line items within multi-thousand-line-item grocery or produce catalogs rather than as standalone solicitations. The issuing bodies are school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners). None of these buyers are repeat solicitors specifically for dried malbec grapes under this code.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi, driven by recurring school lunch and senior meal programs on annual or multi-year cycles. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (over 200 line items, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), neither of which lists dried malbec grapes as a specified item. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (bids due June 25, 2026, estimated value $17.8 million over three years) focuses on meal service logistics and catering, not ingredient procurement. The code shows little relevant recent activity; buyers in this space are procuring against broader commodity categories and meal-service frameworks rather than single dried fruit varietals. Pursuit under this code should focus on vendors offering dried grape products as part of larger school-lunch or institutional-food catalogs rather than as standalone offerings.