UNSPSC 50553607: Canned or jarred non GMO carnelian grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO carnelian 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 50553607 Canned or jarred non GMO carnelian grapes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect procurement of carnelian grapes specifically. Instead, the code has been applied to a broader set of food commodity procurements spanning shelf-stable produce, canned fruit, and institutional food service items. State and local governments buying under this code seek bulk quantities of canned or jarred food products—applesauce, fruit bars, and mixed food commodities—for senior services, schools, corrections facilities, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city boards of education, and county community services departments. The solicitations typically call for delivery in cases or truckloads, firm fixed pricing per unit, FOB destination with prepaid freight, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications and FDA standards. Several procurements apply Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content percentages for processed products.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (solicitation S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026, and S-29100-00016975, due June 2, 2026), each requesting approximately 1,900–4,760 cases with a 5% Oregon-goods and 5% local-bidder preference totaling 10% combined preference. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with prior contract value of $1.5 million for the annual period) and HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (responses due March 19, 2026, with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple quarterly food-order procurements for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants). Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education requested bids for 115 line items of food commodities including fruit and vegetable products (due June 26, 2026, under MBE/CBE applicability).