UNSPSC 50543501: Frozen non GMO black corinth grapes

The variety of non GMO raisin grapes known as non GMO black corinth 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 50543501 Frozen non-GMO black Corinth grapes, a Commodity code, addresses a narrow product line within school nutrition procurement, but recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct demand for this specific item. The code's nominal scope targets frozen specialty grapes; however, the recent solicitations under which this code appears treat frozen grapes as one line item among hundreds spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods. State and local buyers accessing this code are primarily school districts and their nutrition programs, which procure frozen specialty items as components of broader food service contracts rather than as standalone vendor engagements. The issuing bodies are school districts of varying sizes—from small districts serving under 6,000 students to mid-size systems serving 25,000 or more—and cooperative purchasing consortia that aggregate demand across multiple districts. The mix reflects routine child nutrition procurement: district-level RFPs and IFBs issued by food service departments for annual or multi-year terms running July through June to align with school years.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Georgia and Missouri, with notable solicitations from the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, and Rockwood R-VI School District. Connecticut procurement appears as well through the City of Bridgeport. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) procuring fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts for approximately $5.5 million annual spending, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 (due April 23, 2026) for fresh produce across 60 school sites, the Rockwood School District grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026) spanning over 900 line items, and the City of Bridgeport grocery items IFB (due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program. Frozen specialty grapes do not appear as a line item receiving standalone attention in any posted solicitation; they surface only as embedded rows in broad frozen-or-fresh produce schedules. Vendors targeting this Commodity code should expect to compete on price and compliance within larger food service distributions rather than negotiate specialty-item contracts, and should recognize that buy American provisions and whole-grain or low-sodium preferences dominate school nutrition RFPs.