UNSPSC 50533637: Dried non GMO palomino grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO palomino 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 50533637 Dried non-GMO palomino grapes is a Commodity code that represents a specific dried fruit product line, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevance to the recent opportunities on record. The solicitations tagged with this code predominantly address broad grocery procurement, fresh produce supply, meal preparation and delivery services, and food service operations for school districts, county governments, and municipal agencies—categories that span dozens or hundreds of product lines rather than a single dried fruit commodity. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases and Bridgeport Board of Education, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, and state entities in Georgia have all posted grocery, produce, and food service contracts in recent months, but none of the opportunity summaries identify dried palomino grapes as a line item or scope element. The code itself does not appear to map cleanly to the work being solicited under the related family and class codes at the state and local level.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with recent solicitations in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Issuing bodies span independent school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and city purchasing departments. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (sealed bids due April 27, 2026), Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts via the GEC Buying Cooperative (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport's IFB BNB052266 for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026). These opportunities reflect sustained demand for broad-based food supply and school nutrition contracting, but none specifically target dried grape products at the commodity level.