UNSPSC 50543456: Frozen non GMO muscadine grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO muscadine 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 50543456 Frozen non-GMO muscadine grapes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not center on muscadine grapes. Instead, the code is being used to solicit broad food procurement from school districts, county governments, and state agencies—typically shelf-stable packaged items, fresh produce, dairy, meats, and food service supplies in support of the National School Lunch Program and general institutional food service. The actual buying under this code encompasses multi-hundred-line-item food contracts where muscadine grapes (if present) appear as one item among cereal, canned proteins, fresh vegetables, fruits, dairy, bread, and cleaning supplies. State and local governments issuing under the code include county boards of education, independent school districts, county purchasing offices, city boards of education, and state departments; school nutrition programs and senior services departments are the primary end users. Most recent opportunities show informal quotes or competitive sealed bids for contract periods running July through June, with Buy American provisions (requiring 51% domestic content in processed products) and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance standard across school meal contracts.

Geographic activity centers in Georgia, with Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (informal written quotes, October 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (IFB for fresh produce, June 2026), Early County Board of Education (line-by-line bids, June 2026), and the State of Georgia (bids due June 22, 2026) posting recently. Connecticut school nutrition procurement also appears—the City of Bridgeport Board of Education sought bids on over 1,100 line items of grocery items through electronic procurement (June 30, 2026 deadline) with blind product testing and $1 million per-occurrence liability insurance required. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with contract award criteria favoring lowest responsive and responsible bidder pricing per unit of measure. Delivery logistics are standardized: Monday–Friday daytime windows, F.O.B. destination with inside delivery, no separate fuel surcharges, and Net 30 to 45 payment terms. Vendors commonly must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, general liability insurance (typically $500,000 to $1,000,000), three references, and compliance with federal and state worker verification when contracts exceed $2,499.99.