UNSPSC 50303401: Alicante grapes

The variety of table grapes known as alicante grapes

UNSPSC 50303401 Alicante grapes, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh table grapes procured by state and local government nutrition programs—primarily school districts, child care facilities, and senior services departments—for meal and snack distribution. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal direct demand for Alicante grapes specifically; instead, procurement activity centers on broader fresh-produce categories (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables) and mixed-produce contracts serving K-12 school nutrition, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program sites. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (elementary through high school levels), county boards of education, city school systems, independent school districts, cooperative purchasing consortiums (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30+ Georgia districts), and specialized programs including Head Start, senior services, and detention facility food services. Recent opportunities reveal procurement demand concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, and California, with school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer category.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the market structure: the City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 on July 16, 2026 (due August 4, 2026) for CACFP meal program supplies including beverages, paper goods, food products, and janitorial items serving 400 children daily; Madison Metropolitan School District posted RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) for petite bananas alone at an estimated $78,000 annual value, and RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin; the GEC Buying Cooperative issued SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) covering fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million annually; and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida solicited proposals (due March 11, 2026) for specialty fruits and vegetables under a cost-plus fixed-fee contract for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at approximately $600,000 annually. These procurements emphasize Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, traceability documentation, domestic sourcing preferences where cost-competitive, and delivery to multiple school sites on fixed weekly schedules. No recent opportunities explicitly named Alicante grapes; sourcing decisions typically favor commodity-agnostic pricing models tied to USDA market indexes or cost-plus-fee structures that accommodate seasonal availability and vendor-proposed product assortments.