UNSPSC 50303418: Calmeria grapes

The variety of table grapes known as calmeria grapes

UNSPSC 50303418 Calmeria grapes is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce line item, but recent state and local procurement activity shows this code applied almost exclusively to broader fresh produce, food service, and meal program solicitations rather than Calmeria grapes specifically. State and local governments buying under this code are sourcing comprehensive produce portfolios, packaged foods, beverages, and support items for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional food service. Issuing bodies span school districts (ranging from small rural districts to large urban systems like Austin ISD and Hillsborough County Public Schools), county boards of education, city school departments, independent school districts, Head Start programs, cooperative purchasing consortia (notably the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts), and specialized agencies such as county sheriff departments and municipal senior services divisions. The mix reflects the institutional food service market: school nutrition programs dominate the activity, with secondary volume from child and adult care food programs (CACFP), USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program contracts, and correctional food service.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with significant recent activity also in Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, California, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas, RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal supplies (due August 4, 2026) spanning beverages, paper goods, proteins, cheese, breads, produce, and janitorial items for 400 children; Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB 4162 for petite bananas with 70–90 weekly cases (due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (due July 29, 2026); the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) procuring fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fresh produce to USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program elementary schools (proposals due March 11, 2026) under cost-plus fixed-fee structure; and Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program participation and Texas-grown sourcing where cost and quality align (proposals due March 11, 2026). Evaluation criteria across these solicitations consistently weight cost (30–50 points), vendor qualifications and experience (15–25 points), product quality and food safety (10–20 points), and delivery reliability and compliance (10–25 points). Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 with optional renewal periods of one to four years. Buy American requirements under 7 CFR 210.21(d) or equivalent state law appear in virtually all school and public institutional food service RFPs. No UNSPSC code activity has been identified for Calmeria grapes as a discrete line item; the taxonomy appears systematically misapplied to broader produce-family procurements.