UNSPSC 50553655: Canned or jarred non GMO symphony grapes

The variety of non GMO wine grapes known as non GMO symphony 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 50553655 Canned or jarred non-GMO symphony grapes, a Commodity code, describes specialty processed fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and state health and human services agencies. Recent activity shows heavy reliance on canned fruit items (applesauce, pears) and fresh or processed fruit for K–12 school districts and state-operated facilities rather than the specific symphony-grape variant named in the code; the recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations for canned or jarred grapes by code name, indicating this Commodity sits at the margin of current state and local procurement activity. The issuing bodies span school districts (K–12 nutrition services), state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education across multiple states. School districts dominate the recent activity, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), Hancock County Schools (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all soliciting processed or fresh fruit products in the past four months. State-level buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Illinois Chief Procurement Office, each procuring canned fruit or processed food items in bulk for institutional operations.

Geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia school districts predominate) and extends across Texas, Oregon, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (RFP due July 13, 2026, estimated $1.5 million prior-period value), the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items including multiple apple varieties (bids due June 26, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BNB053266 for school nutrition commodities across 115 line items (proposals due June 26, 2026). Most solicitations are issued as ITBs or IFBs under firm fixed-price structures with delivery to central warehouses or distributed school sites, and award is typically made to the lowest responsive bidder. The code itself shows sparse direct activity; opportunities tagged to it reflect broader institutional fruit and food procurement rather than specialty canned or jarred non-GMO varieties, suggesting limited current demand or a mislabeling issue in the source tagging.