UNSPSC 50533649: Dried non GMO sangiovese grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO sangiovese 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 50533649 Dried non GMO sangiovese grapes, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with current state and local procurement activity. The recent solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of dried sangiovese grapes; instead, they document broad food-service contracting across school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food supply, and event catering that spans fresh produce, processed groceries, proteins, dairy, and prepared meals—but not specialty dried wine grapes. The code's nominal scope does not match the work actually being solicited.

State and local food procurement remains active across school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipalities, with issuing bodies including the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), the State of Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), the City of Dallas, and Douglas County School System (Georgia). Recent representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) for grocery supply and delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, the City of Bridgeport's grocery items IFB for the Board of Education (due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American requirements and the National School Lunch Program, and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (due February 18, 2026) for approximately $9 million in annual food supply to 32 schools serving 25,500 students. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi. Dried sangiovese grapes do not appear in any of these solicitations; if this code is being applied to food-service procurement generally rather than to wine-grape commodity sales, recoding to a broader grocery or produce family would better reflect actual state and local buying patterns.