UNSPSC 50553417: Canned or jarred non GMO bonheur grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO bonheur 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 50553417 Canned or jarred non-GMO bonheur grapes (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity posted under this code. Recent solicitations tagged to 50553417 are actually broad food-supply procurements for institutional foodservice — school nutrition programs, county senior services, state corrections and health facilities, and state veterans homes — spanning shelf-stable proteins, canned vegetables, fresh produce, dairy, and prepared entrees. The code's nominal scope (non-GMO bonheur grapes specifically) does not match what is actually being bought. State and local buyers tagging these opportunities appear to use the code as a general shelf marker for produce or commodity food items rather than as a precise product identifier. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections and health services, county senior services divisions, and independent school districts across multiple states, typically seeking sealed-bid responses (IFB) or informal quotes (RFQ) for single-year or multi-year food contracts with firm pricing and FOB Destination delivery.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026, ~1,900–4,700 cases each, due dates June 2 and July 31); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia issued an RFQ for mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0016792V2, historical value $4.5 million over three years, bid deadline March 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple quarterly food-order proposals for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (June, August 2026); and the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut requested 115 line items of commodities for the school nutrition center (IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026). Price-to-case and per-unit evaluation predominate, with Oregon applying 10% combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders, Texas and Connecticut enforcing Buy American provisions, and delivery typically required within 7–45 days of order on FOB Destination terms.