UNSPSC 50553401: Canned or jarred non GMO alicante grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO alicante grapes that have been canned or jarred 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 50553401 Canned or jarred non GMO Alicante grapes, a Commodity code, sees no recent state and local solicitation activity directly matching the narrow scope of the code itself. The most recent opportunities tagged with or adjacent to this code span broader food procurement across school districts, corrections departments, health and human services facilities, and county governments, but none specifically solicit Alicante grapes or similar specialty canned fruit products. Recent buys under related commodity codes emphasize shelf-stable proteins, canned vegetables, applesauce, and fresh produce rather than specialty canned fruit varieties.

Activity across state and local food procurement remains robust in other commodity categories. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026, each requesting roughly 2,000 cases at historical pricing near $21.84 per case), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five warehouse regions (IFB due May 4, 2026), and Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum three-year contract value of $4,500,000 (IFB due March 19, 2026). School districts and county education boards in Georgia and Connecticut have posted fresh-produce and commodity food RFPs and IFBs with Buy American provisions and delivery requirements to central warehouses or food service centers. State procurement offices in Illinois have solicited weekly food orders for veterans' homes on a quarterly basis (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, June and August 2026). No set-asides, incumbent vendors, or contract values are reported for the specialty-grape code itself; the broader food category shows geographic concentration in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut with activity spanning county boards of education, state corrections and health agencies, and city school boards.