UNSPSC 50202513: Grape juice

UNSPSC 50202513 Grape juice (Commodity) encompasses beverage procurement for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and mental health centers purchasing shelf-stable and refrigerated juice products for daily meal service. Recent solicitations show grape juice competing within broader beverage and produce categories rather than as a standalone item; state and local buyers typically procure juice as part of comprehensive food service awards spanning multiple product lines and delivery sites. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (Pinellas County, Clark County, Hancock County, Rockwood, Burke County, Meriden, and Douglas County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Mental Health, California Department of State Hospitals), county government (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), and municipal purchasing on behalf of school nutrition programs (City of Bridgeport, Meriden). School districts dominate the recent activity, with procurement volumes ranging from dozens of schools to statewide networks of facilities. Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products) and compliance with USDA meal pattern standards and CACFP or National School Lunch Program regulations appear in nearly every solicitation. Pricing is typically firm fixed for the contract term with limited mid-year adjustments tied to documented market indices (USDA pricing, Consumer Price Index); deliveries are scheduled daily or weekly to central warehouses and individual school sites between early morning and early afternoon windows, Monday through Friday.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC statewide procurement, City of Edinburg, Ben Hill County, Burke County), Georgia (Hancock County, Douglas County, Muscogee County), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, Meriden), with significant recent activity in Florida (Pinellas County), Nevada (Clark County), Missouri (Rockwood), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), California (Atascadero), and Illinois (IDOC, Department of Mental Health). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017418 for dairy products and juices statewide (due July 15, 2026, approximately $1.6 million annually), the Pinellas County School District's sealed electronic bid for Milk, Dairy & Juice Products across 117 facilities (due June 11, 2026, approximately $22.5 million initial two-year value), and the City of Bridgeport's RFP for grocery items supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026, over 1,100 line items including beverages). The California Department of State Hospitals' RFQ 25AG0022 for bulk juices at Atascadero (due May 15, 2026) specifically requested 400 cases of grape juice in 46-ounce containers alongside apple, pineapple, orange, cranberry, and vegetable juices. Competitive pressure centers on volume pricing, compliance with nutritional standards and labeling requirements, reliable daily or weekly delivery logistics, and responsiveness to emergency orders and product substitutions.