UNSPSC 50553610: Canned or jarred non GMO charbono grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO charbono 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 50553610, Canned or jarred non-GMO charbono grapes, is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply contracts for schools, corrections facilities, senior services, veterans homes, and state-supported living centers. Recent opportunities show little direct demand for this specific commodity in isolation; instead, canned and jarred grape products appear as line items within large multi-category food solicitations, or are procured under brand-specific or brand-or-equal food orders where the exact product mix is specified by the agency rather than advertised separately. The issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services, veterans affairs), county school boards, independent school districts, county senior services departments, city boards of education, and state correctional and health facilities. School nutrition procurement and state institutional food service drive the majority of recent activity, with contracts typically awarded on lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value grounds, and delivery required to central distribution centers or facility warehouses on FOB destination terms.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, and state-level), Illinois (veterans homes at Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (TDCJ, HHSC, Austin ISD), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables, 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 under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (posted August 19, 2026, due August 24, 2026); the Texas Comptroller's TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB covering 382 line items across five warehouse regions, extended to May 4, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Buy American requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requiring at least 51 percent domestic content for processed products appear across school district solicitations. Most institutional food procurements use fixed-price or brand-or-equal ordering models with payment within 30 days and no stated set-asides, though MBE/CBE preferences apply in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Oregon applies state-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences.