UNSPSC 50553639: Canned or jarred non GMO petite sirah grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO petite sirah 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 50553639 Canned or jarred non-GMO petite sirah grapes (Commodity) does not appear in the state and local procurement activity shown in the source material, despite the opportunities being tagged with this code. The recent solicitations—ranging from school-district fresh-produce buys to state-agency food service contracts to county senior-services pantry supplies—do cover packaged fruits and vegetables broadly, but none reference canned petite sirah grapes specifically or any specialty canned grape products. The tagged opportunities instead reflect procurement of shelf-stable canned vegetables, applesauce, fresh produce, frozen specialty items, and general food commodities for institutional food service, senior programs, corrections facilities, and school nutrition.

Issuing bodies across the recent block include county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Bridgeport, Connecticut), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections; Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State of Illinois; State of Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD), cities (Bridgeport), and county boards of commissioners (Gwinnett County, Georgia). Geographic spread covers Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut in the visible opportunities. The mismatch between the Commodity code's nominal product—specialty canned petite sirah grapes—and the work actually being procured suggests the code may have been incorrectly assigned to these opportunities or represents a low-activity or inactive category within the state and local procurement space at present.