UNSPSC 50533655: Dried non GMO symphony grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO symphony 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 50533655 Dried non GMO symphony grapes is a Commodity code that sits within the broader fresh and processed fruit procurement activity of state and local food service operations. The recent solicitations tagged to this code show significant mismatch — the opportunities actually posted involve fresh produce, prepared meals, and broad grocery categories rather than the specific dried-grape commodity named in the code itself. State and local governments buying under this code area primarily include school districts (operating child nutrition and summer food service programs), county departments of education, county human services agencies, and municipal governments managing senior meal and congregate dining services. The scope of work spans nutrition-compliant breakfast items, lunch components, fresh produce, processed foods, and packaged meal services, all subject to Buy American provisions (typically requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products) and federal nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and USDA compliance frameworks.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, with school district solicitations in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Connecticut, and a Texas state agency procurement for a state-supported living center. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program, with delivery to a central warehouse and school sites and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response date and July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 due date and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and a June 25, 2026 response date. The code shows little targeted activity specifically for dried symphony grapes; vendors pursuing this category should monitor school nutrition and senior meal RFPs and RFQs that include dried fruit or specialty produce line items within broader grocery solicitations.