UNSPSC 50303401: Alicante grapes

The variety of table grapes known as alicante grapes

UNSPSC 50303401 Alicante grapes, a Commodity code, does not match the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent solicitations show no procurement activity for Alicante grapes or any other grapes; instead, the code captures broad fresh-produce supply and delivery activity for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental-health centers, senior services, and child-care operations. State and local buyers under this code are seeking fresh fruits and vegetables in bulk quantities (ranging from 40 to 300+ line items per solicitation) delivered on recurring schedules to dining facilities, warehouses, or distribution centers. Issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County, Bartow County in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), state mental-health agencies (Illinois Department of Mental Health), counties (Collier County, Florida), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and nonprofit child-care organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The mix leans heavily toward school nutrition procurement, which dominates the recent opportunity list; correctional and mental-health institutions represent secondary but steady demand.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts to its Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (RFP responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026, respectively), the Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks procurements (RFB bids due July 29, 2026, annual value $78,000 for bananas), and the Bartow County School System's local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP (bid deadline June 22, 2026). School districts typically require weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to multiple sites, impose Buy American and USDA compliance requirements, and weight cost heavily in evaluation (30–40 points). Prison and mental-health facilities source produce through small-purchase or sealed-bid processes with firm, fixed pricing and monthly invoicing. Cooperative purchasing vehicles and local-vendor preferences appear in several solicitations (Collier County applies a 10-point local preference; Bartow County emphasizes 400-mile sourcing; Madison Metropolitan gives a 5% preference to Wisconsin-certified diverse vendors). The code shows consistent activity but with a fundamental mismatch to its nominal Alicante-grapes scope.