UNSPSC 50553476: Canned or jarred non GMO ribier grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO ribier 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 50553476 Canned or jarred non-GMO Ribier grapes (Commodity) does not map to significant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes specialty preserved fruit, but the recent opportunities sample shows virtually no aligned solicitations; instead, state and local food service buyers are actively procuring canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and mixed food and consumable supplies—categories that fall under adjacent or higher-tier UNSPSC families. The only loosely related opportunity is the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, bids due July 31, 2026) for canned fruit applesauce in five truckloads of approximately 952 cases each delivered to Salem, Oregon, which demonstrates state corrections agencies' interest in shelf-stable canned fruit but targets a different product line entirely. School nutrition programs across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri—the primary repeat buyers in this sample—source fresh produce, frozen items, and commodity-eligible proteins and grains; they do not bid canned specialty grapes.

Activity concentrates in school districts (Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County, Austin ISD, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), state departments (Oregon Corrections, Texas HHSC, Texas TDCJ, Illinois CPO, Georgia), and municipal school boards (Bridgeport Board of Education), all of which procure through RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB notices with responses due April through July 2026. Geographic spread covers Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Connecticut, and Illinois, with heaviest activity in Texas school districts and state agencies. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (specialty canned grapes) and actual recent opportunities (mainstream food service supply for institutional eating programs) suggests the code sees minimal pursuit and implies limited market activity for this specific commodity within state and local procurement at this time.