UNSPSC 50303429: Early sweet grapes

The variety of table grapes known as early sweet grapes

UNSPSC 50303429 Early sweet grapes is a Commodity code representing fresh fruit purchases by state and local education and nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying early sweet grapes as one item within broader produce procurements supporting school nutrition, child care, and senior services—rarely as standalone line items, but consistently as part of comprehensive fresh-fruit offerings for federally funded meal programs including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). Solicitations emphasize compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety protocols, and USDA Agricultural Marketing Service pricing benchmarks. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through high school), county boards of education, independent school districts, Head Start organizations, and senior services departments. School districts dominate the volume—districts in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and Mississippi have posted multiple recent produce procurements, with some districts (such as Madison Metropolitan School District, Bulloch County Board of Education, and Henry County Schools) issuing separate RFBs or RFPs for fresh produce alone. Purchase models vary from single-vendor fixed-price contracts to multi-vendor line-item awards; pricing typically follows cost-plus-fixed-fee or firm fixed-price structures with escalation clauses tied to USDA market data or CPI indices.

Georgia leads recent geographic activity, with solicitations from Hancock County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Glynn County Schools, and the GEC Buying Cooperative (a 30-district consortium). Texas shows significant recent volume through McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Head Start of Greater Dallas. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, fresh produce including 200+ line items across multiple apple and berry varieties, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162, petite bananas in 150-count cases, weekly usage 70–90 cases, estimated contract value $78,000, bids due July 29, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004, approximately 72 produce line items across two Georgia geographic areas, estimated combined annual spending $5.5 million, proposals due March 4, 2026). Delivery requirements typically mandate weekly or twice-weekly service to multiple school sites between early morning (5:00–6:30 a.m.) and early afternoon (1:30–2:30 p.m.), with refrigerated transport and inside delivery at designated warehouses or individual schools. Buy American compliance is mandatory in all federally funded programs; local-vendor preferences apply in some Texas jurisdictions. No UNSPSC code-specific set-asides are evident, though districts encourage small, minority, and women-owned business participation. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 (fiscal year) with renewal options extending to three to five years total, and pricing firm for 60–90 days post-award with escalation based on market indices thereafter.