UNSPSC 50543609: Frozen non GMO centurian grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO centurian 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 50543609 Frozen non-GMO Centurian grapes (Commodity) does not see meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its scope. The single recent opportunity posting under this code—the Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 grocery-items solicitation for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services—spans over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meats, with no specificity to frozen grapes or Centurian varieties. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the broad grocery categories actually being solicited suggests either deliberate code-tagging imprecision or administrative classification drift.

School nutrition procurement dominates recent state and local activity in this general food-services category, with the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all issuing IFBs and RFPs for grocery and produce items between January and June 2026. Geographic concentration runs heavily toward Georgia, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Missouri. Contract values where disclosed range from approximately $4.4 million to $9 million annually. All school nutrition contracts impose Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content minimum), HACCP plan compliance, food-recall procedures, whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations, and firm fixed pricing throughout the contract term. Deliveries occur Monday through Friday to central warehouses and individual school sites, with Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms. This code shows insufficient recent activity specific to frozen Centurian grapes to support a pursue decision; vendors focused on commodity-specific frozen fruit should monitor broader produce and frozen-food category codes where actual school nutrition procurement volume concentrates.