UNSPSC 50553444: Canned or jarred non GMO hanepoot or honeypot grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO hanepoot or honeypot 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 50553444 Canned or jarred non-GMO hanepoot or honeypot grapes is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity frames a narrow specialty item within broader fresh and shelf-stable food supply contracts for institutional food service. The recent solicitations tagged under this code do not demonstrate dedicated demand for the specific product (canned or jarred hanepoot or honeypot grapes); instead, they show that state and local issuing bodies—including county boards of education, state corrections and health agencies, and municipal school districts—procure large volumes of shelf-stable food products, canned fruits, and fresh produce for cafeteria operations, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies span county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), municipal school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and special health and human services facilities. Most solicitations bundle produce, canned goods, and consumables into multi-line-item contracts rather than procuring individual fruit varieties or specialty grape products in isolation.

Geographic activity spans Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut, with the most recent and representative opportunities showing sustained procurement at state and county levels. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two successive ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975 in May 2026 and S2910000017453 in July 2026), both closing in June and July 2026 respectively and reflecting standing demand for canned fruit. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products in October 2026 due October 19, 2026, and Hancock County Board of Education solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce in June 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a large-scale IFB for supplemental food and consumables (HHS0016792V2) covering 210 line items across multiple state hospitals and supported living centers, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. These opportunities typically use IFB or RFQ methods, require firm fixed pricing, specify delivery to multiple institutional locations, and include compliance with USDA standards, Buy American provisions, and commercial liability insurance. The code shows no recent standalone solicitations for hanepoot or honeypot grapes specifically; state and local procurement under this code is concentrated in volume commodity buys where such specialty items, if procured at all, appear as single line items within much larger food service contracts.