UNSPSC 50533641: Dried non GMO pinot gris grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO pinot gris 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 50533641 Dried non GMO pinot gris grapes is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific agricultural product, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of dried grapes at all. Instead, the opportunities solicited under the code span broad food and consumable products for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state facility food operations. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program, spanning breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products, all subject to Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state nutrition programs, with at least one county government (Hillsborough County, Florida) procurement for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years.

The recent activity appears concentrated in the South and Southeast, with solicitations from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items for the 2026-27 school year with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged 7-day meal boxes with a bid deadline of April 29, 2026. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (dried non-GMO pinot gris grapes) and the actual procurement activity (broad grocery items, fresh produce, and meal services) suggests either systematic miscoding in these state and local procurement systems or that this code has been repurposed as a catch-all for food service contracting. Firms pursuing opportunities under this code should expect wide variation in commodity type and should verify actual scope through source documents before bid preparation.