UNSPSC 50553643: Canned or jarred non GMO primitivo grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO primitivo 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 50553643 Canned or jarred non-GMO primitivo grapes is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely procure directly; the recent opportunities block shows no active solicitations under this specific code. Instead, state and local food service buyers—departments of corrections, school districts, health and human services agencies, and institutional food service operations—are procuring canned and jarred fruit products more broadly, including applesauce, pears, and mixed canned goods as part of larger food supply contracts, but not primitivo grapes specifically. The code's narrow commodity focus (a single grape variety in preserved form) does not align with the actual buying patterns evident in the recent solicitation record, which emphasizes commodity-agnostic food supply requests where vendors bid on standardized USDA-compliant canned fruit categories without brand or varietal specification.

State and local procurement activity in the broader canned fruit and preserved produce space is driven by school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state supported living centers across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states, with issuing bodies including county school districts (Douglas County, Hancock County, Liberty County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Austin ISD and Dallas ISD in Texas; Savannah-Chatham in Georgia), state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health commissions (Texas HHSC for state hospitals and supported living centers), and municipal food service operations (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). Representative solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, response due July 31, 2026) and Texas HHSC IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables including canned goods for state facilities across multiple regions (response due February 23, 2026, contract value up to $4.5 million over three years). The code itself carries minimal procurement activity and warrants close monitoring only if a firm has established relationships with regional food distributors or USDA commodity suppliers operating within these institutional foodservice channels.