UNSPSC 50303429: Early sweet grapes

The variety of table grapes known as early sweet grapes

UNSPSC 50303429 Early sweet grapes is a Commodity code that describes fresh fruit procurement for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code span a much broader range of produce — fresh fruits and vegetables generally, rather than grapes specifically. State and local government buys fresh produce for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, child care programs, and food service operations at regional parks. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and corrections, state departments of mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, city departments of human services, and special-purpose districts such as Head Start agencies and regional park authorities. The procurement mix reflects high-volume institutional food service: school districts procure fresh produce for National School Lunch Programs and breakfast programs; state correctional and mental health agencies procure for inmate and patient meals; senior services and child care programs procure for congregate meals. Recent solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing (Buy American provisions), compliance with USDA nutrition standards and CACFP regulations, HACCP food-safety plans, and traceability documentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued three recent solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables: IW267376 (Palestine facility, due October 19, 2026), IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026), and IW267411 (Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, due October 14, 2026), all via the TDCJ Procurement Portal. Georgia school districts dominate the activity block, with sealed-bid procurements from Hancock County (June 26, 2026), Bartow County (June 22, 2026), Dougherty County (June 16, 2026), Bryan County (May 27, 2026), and Early County (June 8, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued separate RFBs for petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal grant approval). Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center, due September 3, 2026, small-business set-aside) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center, due August 14, 2026) each issued one recent solicitation. Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, local-vendor preference 10 points). City procurement bodies in Bridgeport Connecticut (June 30, 2026), San Antonio Texas (May 27, 2026), and Edinburg Texas (August 4, 2026) issued grocery or food-service solicitations that included produce components.