UNSPSC 50533661: Dried non GMO touriga nacional grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO touriga nacional 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 50533661 Dried non GMO touriga nacional grapes (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement records only as a line-item classification within broader grocery and food-service solicitations, not as a standalone procurement category. Recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show no targeted demand for dried touriga nacional grapes specifically; instead, the code has been applied incidentally to general food-supply contracts spanning produce, proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and meal-service delivery across school districts, county health agencies, and municipal departments. The issuing bodies—school nutrition programs, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and city purchasing departments—buy groceries and prepared meals as operational necessities rather than seeking specialty dried-grape suppliers. Scope under this code conflates with master grocery bids, fresh-produce contracts, and comprehensive food-service procurement where dried specialty items may appear as minor line items within thousands of SKUs.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), reflecting school-nutrition and institutional food-service demand rather than specialty-product sourcing. Representative recent opportunities include Bulloch County Board of Education's School Nutrition Grocery Bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026), covering comprehensive food products across 14 school sites for the 2026-27 school year; Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods procurement (RFP 02641, due February 25, 2026), anticipated contract value $3.1 million for 13 school sites; and Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026), estimated annual expenditure $9 million for 32 schools. These procurements treat dried fruits and specialty items as incidental components within broader food-sourcing strategies, not primary contract drivers. Pursuit of opportunities under this code requires positioning within general food-service or specialty-foods distribution, not as a dedicated supplier of dried touriga nacional grapes.