UNSPSC 50543437: Frozen non GMO flame grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO flame 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 50543437 Frozen non-GMO flame grapes is a Commodity code that names a single produce item, but recent state and local solicitations tagging this code are soliciting frozen and fresh produce broadly—apples, berries, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, meats, dairy, grains, and prepared foods—for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a specific frozen fruit) and actual buying activity (comprehensive grocery procurement spanning hundreds of line items) signals that this code is used as a catch-all tag for multi-category food and supply contracts rather than as a precise commodity descriptor. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (independent school districts, county boards of education, and regional cooperative purchasing consortia) and municipal education departments, with occasional state-level procurement. School Nutrition Programs drive the vast majority of activity, typically under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content) and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with Missouri and a multi-state cooperative purchasing arrangement also represented. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery goods for the Bridgeport Board of Education (response due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items (response due June 26, 2026); Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts in the GEC Buying Cooperative, estimated at $5.5 million annually (response due March 4, 2026); and Rockwood R-VI School District's solicitation for 900+ grocery line items serving 6,900 daily lunch participants (response due April 29, 2026). All contracts run July 1 through June 30 of the following year, require firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, mandate HACCP plans and food recall procedures, impose minimum general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000), and award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder with option to split awards across multiple vendors by line item or location.