UNSPSC 50533658: Dried non GMO tempranillo grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO tempranillo 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 50533658 Dried non-GMO tempranillo grapes is a Commodity code that classifies specialty dried fruit products. However, the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement of dried tempranillo grapes specifically. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span broad food service contracting — grocery and kitchen products for school districts and public institutions, fresh produce for school nutrition programs, senior meal preparation and delivery, and packaged meal boxes for summer food service programs. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity scope and the wide-ranging food procurement actually being solicited suggests that state and local procurement offices are using this code as a catch-all for food-related buys rather than as a precise classifier for dried grape products.

The issuing bodies are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and public institutions (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport's grocery items bid (BNB052266, IFB, June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items with Buy American requirements and compliance with National School Lunch Program nutrition standards; Hancock County's fresh produce bid (PE67080NONST2027000000013, IFB, June 26, 2026) for over 200 line items including apples, berries, and specialty produce; Texas HHS's food and consumable products bid for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, IFB, July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services bid (ITB2600289, ITB, June 25, 2026) estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years. The code shows little relevant recent activity in dried tempranillo grapes specifically.