UNSPSC 50303403: Alphonse lavalle grapes

The variety of table grapes known as alphonse lavalle grapes

UNSPSC 50303403 Alphonse lavalle grapes (Commodity) describes a specific grape varietal that state and local procurement offices rarely solicit directly; recent activity shows instead that school districts, cities, and special-purpose agencies are buying fresh produce broadly—including fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty items—as components of larger child nutrition, senior services, and correctional food programs rather than seeking Alphonse lavalle grapes by name. The code shows minimal direct market relevance to the broader fresh-produce procurement landscape that state and local buyers actually drive today. Recent opportunities across the past six months reveal that school nutrition programs dominate solicitation volume, sourcing produce through competitive bids (IFB, RFP) that specify dozens of line items per procurement and award to single or multiple vendors based on cost, quality, and service capability. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Hillsborough County Schools, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Henry County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bartow County, Hancock County, and others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi), county boards of education, city school systems, Head Start providers, and correctional facilities. Beyond schools, cities and counties solicit fresh produce for child-care meal programs (CACFP), senior center operations, and institutional food service. A secondary pattern shows cooperative purchasing vehicles—the GEC Buying Cooperative coordinated a two-area Georgia produce RFP spanning 30 school districts with estimated combined annual spending near $5.5 million, indicating substantial institutional scale.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, where recent school district procurements span Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Hancock, Liberty, Bartow, Muscogee, and early-listed opportunities, alongside Texas (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Edinburg CACFP), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Oregon (Central Point School District), California (Santa Clara County for dried fruits and nuts), and scattered activity in other states. Representative recent opportunities include McAllen ISD's RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce across 31 campuses with proposals due March 6, 2026 (later extended), Austin ISD's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages due March 11, 2026, Hillsborough County Public Schools' solicitation for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program produce delivery to 18 elementary schools under a cost-plus fixed-fee structure with proposals due March 11, 2026, the GEC Buying Cooperative's multistate RFP SN 26-004 for 30 Georgia school districts with proposals due March 4, 2026, and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods valued at approximately $3.1 million, proposals due February 25, 2026. The code itself shows little recent direct solicitation activity; instead, fresh produce procurement is driven by USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and similar federal meal initiatives that require Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, and competitive award processes favoring responsive, responsible bidders with adequate insurance, delivery infrastructure, and demonstrated school-sector experience.