UNSPSC 50533646: Dried non GMO rubired grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO rubired 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 50533646 Dried non-GMO Rubired grapes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the bulk of current state and local procurement activity under this classification. The recent opportunities dataset contains no solicitations specifically requesting dried grapes or raisin products; instead, the code is populated by school district, county board, city, and state agency RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and prepared meal services in which dried fruit may appear as one line item among hundreds. The actual buying pattern centers on large-scale food service contracts spanning breakfast items, entrees, frozen products, fresh produce, dairy, snacks, beverages, condiments, and staple ingredients to support school nutrition programs, senior meals, and facility food service operations across multiple delivery sites with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, and nutritional label requirements.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, and Douglas County School System—alongside county commissions and city agencies handling senior meal delivery and facility food service. Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with July 2026 start; Bridgeport Board of Education's Grocery Items procurement (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items for the National School Lunch Program; and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (due February 18, 2026) supporting 32,500 students with approximately $9 million annual spend. These contracts typically require 48-hour or weekly delivery windows, minimum insurance coverage ($500,000–$2 million liability), firm pricing for 365 days, prepaid freight, and compliance with Title 7 CFR food service regulations. The code's nominal scope—dried specialty fruit—is too narrow to capture the actual buying activity, which treats raisins or dried fruit as minor commodity line items within much larger master grocery and produce agreements.