UNSPSC 50303431: Emperatriz grapes

The variety of table grapes known as emperatriz grapes

UNSPSC 50303431 Emperatriz grapes, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within fresh fruit procurement. State and local governments buy emperatriz grapes primarily as components of broader fresh produce supply contracts serving institutional food service — correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and child care operations. Buying occurs sporadically under this specific code; the recent-opportunities dataset shows no dedicated solicitations for emperatriz grapes alone. Instead, the code appears in aggregated fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurements that bundle emperatriz grapes with dozens of other produce items, apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, and tomatoes. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts, state departments (corrections, mental health, criminal justice), county boards of education, and municipal food service operators. These entities typically consolidate fruit and vegetable procurement into single-award or multi-award contracts to streamline vendor management and reduce transaction costs.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with heavy solicitation from Georgia school districts (Bryan County Schools, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools), Texas agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice at Palestine and Snyder facilities), Illinois state departments (Department of Corrections at Joliet, Department of Mental Health at Hines), and Wisconsin school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFQs with October 2026 response dates; Georgia school districts released bids through May and June 2026 with July award timelines. A representative recent opportunity is the Illinois Department of Corrections' solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, due September 3, 2026, under a small-business set-aside with specified line items, USDA standards compliance, prevailing-wage requirements, and $1 million liability insurance. Another is Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026, requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles and ready-to-eat processing. Because emperatriz grapes rarely appear as a standalone commodity, pursuit strategy should focus on broader fresh-produce contracts where the code is nested, emphasizing compliance with school nutrition standards, HACCP protocols, organic-sourcing preferences where offered, and local-vendor set-asides that many jurisdictions now apply to specialty items.