UNSPSC 50303440: Flaming red grapes

The variety of table grapes known as flaming red grapes

UNSPSC 50303440 Flaming red grapes, a Commodity code, describes fresh fruit supply for institutional food service — specifically, state and local governments buying fresh produce for correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments, school districts, and county/municipal food service operations procuring fresh grapes alongside broader produce assortments for daily meal preparation and delivery. The work spans single-commodity contracts (bananas, apples, produce by variety) and multi-item fresh-fruit-and-vegetable bundles, with delivery schedules ranging from twice-weekly to daily depending on facility size and meal volume. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, independent school districts, county boards of education, city parks and recreation departments, special-purpose districts such as Head Start and community care organizations, and municipal senior services divisions.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted three separate produce solicitations since late September 2026, including fresh fruit and vegetable bids for distribution centers in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville. School districts dominate the volume: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFBs for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with bids due July 29, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested bids on fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year due June 26, 2026; Bartow County School System (Georgia) posted a local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP for June 22, 2026; Bryan County Schools (Georgia) solicited sealed bids for fresh produce due May 27, 2026; and DeSoto County School District (Mississippi) requested bids on fresh produce for child nutrition programs due June 22, 2026. The Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) sought fresh fruits and vegetables under small purchase procurement due August 14, 2026. Non-school jurisdictions include Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), which issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park due March 6, 2025, and the City of San Antonio's Senior Services Division, which posted an RFP for produce market operations at senior centers due May 27, 2026. Buy American requirements, local-sourcing preferences (within 400 miles in several Georgia procurements), and USDA compliance standards appear routinely. Set-asides for small, minority-owned, woman-owned, and diverse businesses are common across school and correctional food service contracts.