UNSPSC 50543469: Frozen non GMO princess grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO princess 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 50543469 Frozen non-GMO princess grapes (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The code's nominal scope — a single specialty produce item — rarely appears as a discrete line item in state and local school nutrition solicitations. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code reflect broad grocery and fresh-produce procurement by school districts and municipalities buying hundreds of line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snack items, beverages, and meat products to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and a municipal education board, including Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) serving competitive cooperative purchasing across multiple districts. These jurisdictions issue Invitations for Bid (IFB) and Requests for Proposal (RFP) typically on annual cycles for July-through-June contract periods, with firm pricing throughout the contract term and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.

The geographic footprint concentrates in Georgia and extends to Connecticut and Missouri, with the heaviest recent activity in Georgia school districts. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items with an electronic bid due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh-produce line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; and Douglas County School System issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for approximately 72 fresh-produce and egg line items across 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million in annual estimated spending and proposals due March 4, 2026. All school nutrition solicitations require Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate), and compliance with USDA food service standards including whole-grain and nutrition-label requirements. Code-level specialization in frozen princess grapes signals limited relevance to actual procurement activity.