UNSPSC 50533631: Dried non GMO montepulciano grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO montepulciano 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 50533631 Dried non-GMO Montepulciano grapes is a Commodity code that does not map to active state and local procurement activity in the recent-opportunities record. The code nominally describes a specialty wine or beverage grape product, yet the fourteen recent solicitations tagged to this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — none of which involve dried grapes or wine-related commodities. School districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida; county and city food service authorities in Texas, Florida, and Georgia; and state agencies in Georgia and Texas are actively procuring fresh produce, staple groceries, dairy, meats, prepared meals, and bulk meal delivery. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the breadth of institutional food procurement reflects a tagging error in the source data; dried Montepulciano grapes do not appear in any of the recent solicitations.

State and local food service procurement is concentrated among school districts and county education boards, with secondary activity from county and municipal social services for senior meals. Issuing bodies include Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Douglas County School System (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the City of Dallas (Texas). The most recent and highest-value opportunities include Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and USDA foods (estimated contract value $3.1 million, due February 25, 2026), Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution across 32 schools serving 25,500 students (estimated annual expenditure $9 million, due February 18, 2026), Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery (estimated three-year value $17.8 million, due June 25, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for school nutrition (due June 30, 2026). The geographic spread spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi), the Northeast (Connecticut), the Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), and Texas, with Georgia and Connecticut showing the densest recent activity.