UNSPSC 50543441: Frozen non GMO galaxy seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO galaxy 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 50543441 Frozen non-GMO galaxy seedless grapes is a Commodity code representing a specific produce item, but recent state and local solicitations show virtually no direct demand for this narrowly specified product line. Instead, school districts and municipal procurement bodies are sourcing frozen grapes—when fresh or frozen grapes appear at all—as line items within much larger grocery, produce, and food-service contracts that span hundreds of items across breakfast, lunch, and nutrition programs. The concrete work under this code consists of supplying frozen grape products meeting USDA Buy American provisions, whole-grain and nutrition standards set by the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and food-safety certifications including HACCP plans and food-recall procedures. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts—individual district systems and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles—alongside occasional municipal education boards. School Nutrition Services departments dominate as the customer across these contracts, with requirements for delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites on 48-by-40 four-way pallets during standard business hours, Monday through Friday, at firm fixed pricing throughout the contract term.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and the greater Mid-Atlantic, with representative recent solicitations posted by Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia, fresh produce for 2026-27, IFB due June 26, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia, fresh produce, RFP due April 23, 2026), Douglas County School System (Georgia, fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two areas with estimated spending of approximately $5.5 million, RFP due March 4, 2026), Early County Board of Education (Georgia, comprehensive food and non-food products, RFP due June 8, 2026), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia, frozen foods and grocery, IFB due May 15, 2026), City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases on behalf of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut, grocery items spanning 1,100+ line items including frozen products, RFP due June 30, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services (St. Louis County, Missouri, grocery items spanning 900+ line items, RFP due April 29, 2026). The code shows light activity at the commodity level; frozen grapes, when purchased, appear as sub-line-items within these broad fruit-and-produce categories rather than as standalone procurements.