UNSPSC 50553636: Canned or jarred non GMO nebbiolo grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO nebbiolo 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 50553636 Canned or jarred non-GMO nebbiolo grapes is a Commodity code that describes specialty preserved fruit products, though the recent state and local solicitation activity under this code shows minimal overlap with the specific product name. State and local governments purchasing under this code are predominantly acquiring broad categories of shelf-stable food items for institutional food service—including canned fruits, vegetables, proteins, and related consumables—rather than the narrowly defined nebbiolo grapes product. Issuing bodies span county governments, state departments, school districts, and specialized state facilities: Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Hancock County Board of Education, and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Services. The code does not appear to see active procurement specifically for non-GMO nebbiolo grapes; instead, the tagged opportunities reflect generic institutional food purchasing across multiple product lines and preservation methods.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with visible procurement from Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Oregon, as well as Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County's informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and sauces due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food order RFP for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, proposals due August 24, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products to supply state facilities with a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually and proposals due July 13, 2026; and the Texas Comptroller's IFB for cafeteria food products to supply the Texas Department of Criminal Justice across five geographic regions, with responses due May 4, 2026. The code shows substantial recent activity but little evidence of purchasing specifically aligned with the commodity name itself, suggesting a potential misclassification or that the code serves as a catch-all for institutional food procurement in state and local systems.