UNSPSC 50553455: Canned or jarred non GMO marroo seedless grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO marroo seedless 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 50553455 Canned or jarred non-GMO marroo seedless grapes is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity; the sourced opportunities show no solicitations for this specific product, instead encompassing broader fresh produce, canned fruit, and food-service commodity categories that occasionally overlap with preserved grape products tangentially at best. State and local governments buying under related food-service codes procure shelf-stable proteins, canned vegetables, dairy, grains, fresh produce, and frozen specialty items for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state supported living centers, senior services, and county nutrition support operations. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Georgia), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and municipal nutrition centers. Recent food-service procurements show competitive bidding through IFB, RFP, and informal quote processes with responses ranging from mid-June through late October 2026, typically with firm fixed pricing, FOB Destination delivery, and awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or best-value selections.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut, with Georgia and Texas showing particularly dense recent solicitation volume. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC/DSHS supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026, estimated three-year value of $4.5 million covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, 382 line items across five geographic warehouse regions), Gwinnett County's informal quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections canned applesauce ITBs (multiple posts in May and July 2026 with historical pricing around $21.84 per case), and Hancock County Schools fresh-produce IFB for 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items across three delivery sites). The code itself appears underutilized or misaligned with actual state and local food purchasing taxonomy — no recent solicitation explicitly targets non-GMO marroo seedless grapes as a line item, suggesting vendors pursuing this code should clarify whether canned or jarred grape products appear in broader multi-commodity food-service RFPs or whether the code reflects a procurement edge case rarely encountered in practice.