UNSPSC 50543419: Frozen non GMO cardinal grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO cardinal 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 50543419 Frozen non-GMO cardinal grapes, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged to this code overwhelmingly procure broad grocery, fresh produce, and food service categories for school nutrition programs across multiple districts and states—items such as fresh apples, berries, root vegetables, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and condiments—rather than a single specialty frozen-grape product line. School districts and their food service departments represent the dominant issuing bodies, supported by one state-level procurement (Georgia Department of Education) and one municipal education system (City of Bridgeport). The work involves meeting stringent USDA compliance, Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items, whole-grain and low-sodium nutrition standards, HACCP food-safety plans, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites on firm, fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Texas. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 response deadline covering over 200 line items; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) published an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with a March 4, 2026 deadline and estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined; and the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited bids for grocery items with over 900 line items and a April 29, 2026 deadline. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 for grocery items on June 30, 2026, subject to 51 percent domestic-content Buy American requirements and blind testing by school personnel. The code's narrow commodity scope—frozen cardinal grapes—receives no recent solicitation activity that names or requires this specific product, signaling either a very thin market or a classification mismatch in the posted opportunities.