UNSPSC 50303434: Exotic grapes

The variety of table grapes known as exotic grapes

UNSPSC 50303434 Exotic grapes, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce supply for institutional food service — specifically fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and child care programs. The recent solicitations under this code reveal a broader practice: state and local agencies are procuring not exotic grapes alone but entire produce assortments (bananas, apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, and citrus) to support meal programs across custodial, educational, and human-services settings. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, city human-services departments, regional health coalitions, and Head Start organizations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply for multiple food warehouse locations (Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne) within a single month.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Upper Midwest. Texas generated multiple TDCJ procurements in September and October 2026; Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, and Early County) and the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health issued produce RFQs and RFBs in May through August 2026; and Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan School District requested bids for petite bananas and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks in July 2026, with award values ranging from $78,000 (MMSD bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Representative opportunities include the Illinois Department of Corrections' request for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small-business set-aside), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, local-vendor 10-point preference), and multiple school nutrition programs issuing IFBs for seasonal produce with firm pricing and delivery to centralized warehouses or multiple school sites. Prevailing-wage compliance, Buy American provisions, HACCP documentation, and insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000 are standard requirements across jurisdictions.