UNSPSC 50533628: Dried non GMO merlot grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO merlot 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 50533628 Dried non-GMO merlot grapes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little direct procurement activity for the specific product. The six recent solicitations tagged to this code span a broader food-service landscape — school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, state facility food service, and child nutrition summer programs — rather than specialized dried grape procurement. When dried grapes or raisins appear in these bids, they are line items within large multi-category food RFQs, RFPs, and ITBs, not the primary commodity focus.

The issuing bodies are school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's grocery items solicitation (RFQ, June 30, 2026 due date) covering over 1,100 line items under National School Lunch Program rules; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (June 26, 2026) spanning 200-plus produce items; Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products IFB (July 13, 2026) for state-supported living facilities. The code shows minimal specificity for dried merlot grapes as a distinct procurement driver; pursuit here would depend on positioning dried grapes or raisins as a minor line item within broad food-service bids rather than as a primary commodity category.