UNSPSC 50553458: Canned or jarred non GMO muscat grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO muscat 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 50553458 Canned or jarred non-GMO muscat grapes is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, does not see activity matching the code's nominal scope. The opportunities posted under this code instead reflect broad food-service and institutional nutrition procurement — shelf-stable staple foods (canned proteins, soups, vegetables, pasta, rice), fresh produce for school meals and senior services, frozen fruit products, and cafeteria fare for correctional and health facilities. The code appears to have been applied to general food-supply solicitations rather than to purchases of the specific item it names. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, school districts, state health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections, city boards of education, and senior services departments across multiple states.

Geographic activity spans Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Schools, State of Georgia), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (HHSC El Paso facility, Austin Independent School District, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with proposals due August 24, 2026 (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case); Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers, due July 13, 2026, with historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period.