UNSPSC 50303427: Delaware grapes

The variety of table grapes known as delaware grapes

UNSPSC 50303427 Delaware grapes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work actually being solicited under recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally designates a single produce variety; however, the recent procurement activity tagged to this code spans broad fresh-produce and food-service supply contracts covering dozens of commodity lines—apples, bananas, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, and processed foods—rather than Delaware grapes specifically. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, DeSoto County), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and specialized services agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The work being solicited is institutional food service procurement: weekly or bi-weekly fresh-produce delivery to correctional facilities, mental health centers, school cafeterias, senior centers, child care programs, and regional parks—all subject to USDA nutrition standards, food-safety compliance, delivery windows, temperature control, and traceability requirements.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for three food warehouses (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) with October 2026 response dates; Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162, RFB 4163) due July 29, 2026, with annual contract value estimated at $78,000 for bananas; Bartow County School System in Georgia seeking local produce from farms within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019) due June 22, 2026; and Dougherty County Board of Education requesting fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026). School districts dominate the opportunity pool, with contracts typically running July through June annually and emphasizing domestic sourcing, local-vendor preferences, HACCP compliance, and Buy American requirements. Most solicitations are IFB or RFB structures; response dates cluster in May through October 2026. The mismatch between the code designation and actual procurement scope suggests this code is being used as a catch-all for institutional fresh-produce procurement rather than for Delaware grapes as a distinct commodity.