UNSPSC 50543424: Frozen non GMO concord seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO concord 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 50543424 Frozen non-GMO Concord seedless grapes, a Commodity code, describes a highly specific fruit product that appears rarely in state and local procurement solicitations focused on school nutrition programs. The recent opportunity record shows no dedicated solicitations for this commodity alone; instead, frozen grapes surface as one line item within much larger food-service bundles spanning frozen foods, fresh produce, grocery staples, and meal components. State and local governments buying under this code are school districts and school systems procuring for child nutrition programs under USDA guidelines. The actual purchasing scope is narrow—frozen grapes represent a specialty item in a broad frozen-fruit or frozen-produce category within meal programs that emphasize whole fruit, low-sugar options, and nutrient density. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District), county school systems (Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), and city school systems (City Schools of Decatur, Bridgeport Board of Education) serving lunch and breakfast programs under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, all subject to Buy American domestic-content thresholds and USDA nutrition standards.

Activity clusters in Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, City Schools of Decatur) and extends to Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and other states. Representative solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB for 2026-27 (due June 26, 2026), which specified over 200 produce line items including specialty fruits delivered to three school sites; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026); and the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery-items bid encompassing over 900 line items with electronic submissions due April 29, 2026. Frozen grapes do not appear as standalone line items in the available opportunity summaries; the code likely activates only when districts explicitly add frozen-grape specifications to broader produce or frozen-foods frameworks. The absence of dedicated frozen-grape solicitations suggests limited procurement volume and may indicate the product competes within larger frozen-fruit bundles or is sourced through broader food-service distributors rather than specialty suppliers.