UNSPSC 50303410: Black beauty seedless grapes

The variety of table grapes known as black beauty seedless grapes

UNSPSC 50303410 Black beauty seedless grapes is a Commodity code that designates a single fresh produce item, but recent state and local solicitations under this code actually encompass broader fresh fruit and vegetable procurement, with black beauty seedless grapes appearing as one line item among dozens of produce varieties in large food-service and school nutrition contracts. State and local governments purchase fresh produce through two primary channels: institutional food service for corrections facilities, mental health centers, and senior centers (which source produce on ongoing supply contracts), and school nutrition programs serving the National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state departments of corrections and mental health, with occasional county parks and recreation departments and municipal senior services divisions. Vendors must comply with USDA standards, food safety and HACCP requirements, Buy American provisions (typically 51% domestic content for processed items), prevailing-wage certification in some jurisdictions, and comprehensive insurance coverage ($500,000 to $1 million general liability minimums across most opportunities).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) for delivery to correctional facilities with October 2026 response deadlines. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFBs for petite bananas (4162, bids due July 29, 2026, estimated contract value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (4163, bids due July 29, 2026, with geographic sourcing and diversity preferences). School districts in Georgia (Bryan County, Bartow County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County) and Mississippi (DeSoto County) posted produce bids in May and June 2026 for school year 2026-2027 with typical response windows of 30 to 45 days and firm fixed pricing for the contract period. The Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health issued small-purchase fresh produce solicitations for individual facilities. Collier County, Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN 258360) for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a March 2025 response date and local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery items and frozen/produce procurement via IFB with Buy American compliance and CACFP alignment requirements. Pricing is typically firm fixed for the contract term with documented price escalation only upon index-based justification and 30 to 60 days' advance notice.