UNSPSC 50553606: Canned or jarred non GMO carignane grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO carignane 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 50553606 Canned or jarred non-GMO carignane grapes is a Commodity code with minimal relevance to current state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show a systematic mismatch: solicitations nominally classified as canned/jarred grapes actually procure canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and broad-based food service supplies across school districts, corrections departments, and health and human services agencies. The code's narrow focus on a single varietal in a specific preservation form does not align with the scope of work actually being bought.

The issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (Austin ISD, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Dallas ISD), state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal food service (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). Recent activity concentrates in the South and Upper Midwest—Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Virginia—with sporadic opportunities in Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (July 31, 2026 due date) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case under commodity specifications; Austin ISD's RFP 27RFP004 (July 16, 2026 due date) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps; and Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017449 (July 13, 2026 due date) for food and consumable products with a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually. The code shows heavy school food service procurement volume but no active demand for the specific product—canned non-GMO carignane grapes—the code nominally describes.