UNSPSC 50543406: Frozen non GMO autumn seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO autumn seedless grapes that have been frozen 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 50543406 Frozen non-GMO autumn seedless grapes is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty frozen fruit products for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs serving the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The code shows minimal recent activity specific to frozen seedless grapes; instead, the recent opportunities record comprehensive grocery and produce solicitations in which frozen grapes would be incidental line items within much broader frozen or fresh produce buys. State and local governments are actively procuring groceries and produce through school districts across the country, typically in RFP and IFB formats with firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple school sites, and compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic content for processed products), HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes—from small county boards serving a single school to large urban systems serving tens of thousands of students—as well as occasional city procurement offices purchasing on behalf of school systems.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items to the Bridgeport Board of Education, with electronic submission through OpenGov and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce with IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items with three delivery locations and a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items for the 2026-27 school year on March 31, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items with delivery Monday through Friday and electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS. A vendor pursuing frozen seedless grapes would need to compete as a specialty produce supplier within these broad grocery or produce frameworks, where differentiation on product quality, cold chain management, and compliance documentation is critical.