UNSPSC 50553450: Canned or jarred non GMO la rochelle grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO la rochelle 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 50553450 Canned or jarred non-GMO La Rochelle grapes is a Commodity code that in practice covers shelf-stable food items for institutional food service, including canned fruits, vegetables, proteins, and related staples purchased by state agencies, counties, school districts, and specialized facilities. State and local procurement offices soliciting under this code are buying bulk quantities of shelf-stable produce and prepared foods — canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, and mixed commodity food products — for delivery to correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services centers, nutrition programs, and school food service operations. The issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections and health and human services, state procurement offices on behalf of institutional networks, city school districts, and county boards of commissioners. Recent work spans informal written quotes for food items (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, October 2026), quarterly weekly food orders (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, August 2026), canned applesauce bids (Oregon Department of Corrections, July 2026), and dried fruit bars for food service (Austin Independent School District, July 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with the most recent solicitations in October 2026 (Georgia), August 2026 (Illinois), July 2026 (Oregon and Texas), June 2026 (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Schools in Georgia, City of Bridgeport in Connecticut, and State of Georgia), and May 2026 (Oregon again, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple state agencies). The issuing-body mix includes state corrections and health departments, county and municipal boards of education, state procurement offices managing multi-facility networks, and county boards of commissioners. Scope sizes range from approximately 1,062 cases (Gwinnett County) to 4,760 cases of applesauce alone (Oregon ODOC), with delivery to central distribution centers, nutrition centers, or individual institutional sites. Buy American preferences apply in school lunch procurements; Oregon offers resident and in-state fabrication preferences; Texas emphasizes best-value evaluation over lowest price. Contract values in the sample range from approximately $41,500 (Oregon applesauce) to $4.5 million over three years (Texas HHSC supplemental food and consumables). Most solicitations use IFB, ITB, or informal written-quote methods with response windows of two to four weeks.