UNSPSC 50543607: Frozen non GMO carnelian grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO carnelian 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 50543607 Frozen non-GMO Carnelian grapes (Commodity) addresses a narrow specialty produce item that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity under this code. The recent solicitation records show school nutrition programs and education-related food service operations procuring across broad categories of fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery staples, meats, dairy, and eggs to support National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, but no records specifically name carnelian grapes—frozen or fresh—as a line item. The Georgia State Department of Education, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Decatur City Schools (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) have all posted food procurement solicitations since January 2026, but the scope and item lists in those records do not isolate or emphasize frozen specialty grape varieties. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.

Geographic concentration in the source records appears strongest in Georgia, where at least six school districts and the state education agency have posted food service solicitations from January through June 2026. Missouri and Connecticut each show one recent opportunity. Representative opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) spanning 200+ line items of apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty produce; the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs to serve 30 districts across two Georgia areas (due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million combined); the City of Bridgeport's bid for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026); and the Rockwood R-VI School District's bid for over 900 grocery items serving approximately 19,000 students (due April 29, 2026). None of these solicitations isolate frozen carnelian grapes as a procured item or line-item category.