UNSPSC 50553487: Canned or jarred non GMO sugrasixteen grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO sugrasixteen 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 50553487 Canned or jarred non-GMO sugrasixteen grapes, a Commodity code, does not match the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this classification. The recent opportunities posted under this code predominantly involve shelf-stable food procurement for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, state supported living centers, senior services, and state veterans' homes — but they span a broad range of products including canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, poultry, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and miscellaneous food and consumable supplies rather than the specific product named in the code. The issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices, municipal departments of public purchases, and independent school districts. The mix reflects routine institutional food service procurement across state-level operations, county government, municipal government, and local school districts.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with particularly active procurement by the State of Illinois (multiple quarterly food service awards for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the State of Texas (HHSC and TDCJ food procurement across statewide facility networks), the Oregon Department of Corrections, county boards of education in Georgia, and municipal nutrition centers. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal track) due August 24, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with historical expenditure of $1.5 million and a contract term through August 31, 2027, with one renewal option. Awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or best-value selections, with delivery typically FOB destination within 45 to 72 hours or as scheduled by the ordering entity.