UNSPSC 50303417: Bonheur grapes

The variety of table grapes known as bonheur grapes

UNSPSC 50303417 Bonheur grapes, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply and delivery of fresh produce — predominantly grapes but also broader fruit and vegetable categories — to institutional food-service operations, primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and healthcare settings. State and local governments are buying fresh produce in bulk under this code through school nutrition programs, correctional and mental health facilities, child and adult care food programs, and municipal or county services. Recent solicitations reflect standardized institutional requirements: bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules, USDA and food-safety compliance, temperature control and freshness guarantees, HACCP plans, and liability insurance mandates. Issuing bodies span the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, state and county school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bryan County, Hancock County, DeSoto County, Early County, Dougherty County, Bartow County in Georgia), city departments (Bridgeport Board of Education, City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio), Head Start agencies, and county boards of education across multiple states.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with the heaviest recent posting volume from school nutrition programs in Georgia and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sourcing fresh fruit and vegetables to the Palestine facility and Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (proposals due October 19 and October 14, 2026, respectively); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center on a small-business set-aside (responses due September 3, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bidding over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District sourcing petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual estimated value, contract period September 1, 2026–June 30, 2027) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin, with funding contingent on Department of Public Instruction Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval (bids due July 29, 2026); Head Start of Greater Dallas procuring approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat for CACFP programs ($969,460.94 total estimated value, sealed bids due June 24, 2026); and Bartow County School System in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026, with contract award anticipated July 20, 2026).