UNSPSC 50543432: Frozen non GMO emperor grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO emperor 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 50543432 Frozen non-GMO emperor grapes (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty produce line item within school nutrition procurement, where state and local education agencies solicit it as one component of comprehensive grocery or fresh produce contracts rather than as a standalone category. The recent solicitations tagged to this code show that school districts and related public bodies purchase frozen and fresh produce primarily to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, meeting federal nutrition standards including whole-grain, low-sodium, and reduced-sugar requirements. However, the code designation appears misaligned with actual procurement activity: the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting frozen non-GMO emperor grapes, nor do the detailed line-item scopes in the major school nutrition contracts explicitly name this product. Instead, the code is bundled within broad frozen-produce and grocery-item categories where individual frozen grape products (if any) would represent a minor line item among hundreds spanning frozen vegetables, fruits, prepared entrees, and staple foods.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut, supplemented by cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 districts across Georgia) and occasional state-level procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 RFQ for over 1,100 grocery-line items (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB for the 2026–27 school year (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts through the GEC Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026), and the Rockwood R-VI School District's April 2026 RFQ for over 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026). Geographic concentration is evident in Georgia (multiple recent school-district solicitations) and scattered activity in Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. The code shows limited standalone pursuit opportunity; vendors sourcing this commodity should monitor broad school-nutrition RFQs and IFBs where frozen specialty produce categories are included and bid competitively within those larger, higher-volume contracts.