UNSPSC 50543657: Frozen non GMO tannat grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO tannat 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 50543657 Frozen non-GMO tannat grapes (Commodity) does not correspond to the active state and local procurement activity visible in the recent opportunities record. School districts and municipal food service agencies are soliciting frozen and fresh produce, grocery items, and main-line food distribution across a range of produce types—apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, citrus, and dairy—under broader commodity codes; the specific item of frozen non-GMO tannat grapes does not appear in any of the recent school nutrition bids or municipal grocery procurements. The code's nominal scope is too narrow to reflect current buying patterns at the jurisdictional level. The most recent opportunities show state and local buyers (school districts in Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri, and the State of Georgia) purchasing comprehensive produce and grocery baskets through consolidated annual contracts, not single-product sourcing.

The recent activity visible in the market centers on school nutrition programs and their main food suppliers, with contracts spanning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP on January 21, 2026 for a main-line food service distributor serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated $9 million annual expenditure; the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce with bids due June 26, 2026 for delivery to three school sites; and the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB on April 16, 2026 for frozen foods and grocery items across ten schools. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid fresh produce items on March 22, 2026 covering 72 line items with an estimated 21,125 cases of Fuji apples alone. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education solicited grocery items on June 30, 2026 across over 1,100 line items under Buy American requirements. These procurements show no recent demand for frozen tannat grapes specifically and marginal relevance to the coded commodity.