UNSPSC 50303445: Italia grapes

The variety of table grapes known as italia grapes

UNSPSC 50303445 Italia grapes is a Commodity code identifying fresh grape sourcing for institutional food service. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school districts, correctional and mental health facilities, senior service centers, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations span fresh produce supply contracts for school meal programs serving 400+ students daily, correctional facility food warehouses, mental health center dietary services, and senior center produce distribution operations. The work encompasses weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh produce meeting USDA quality standards, often in specified case sizes and ripeness stages, with compliance requirements including HACCP plans, food safety certifications, liability insurance, and adherence to prevailing wage and Buy American provisions where applicable. Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year with optional renewal periods, and evaluation criteria commonly weight cost (30–40%), product quality and compliance (20–35%), vendor qualifications and references (10–20%), and diverse-business or local-vendor preferences (5–15%). Geographic distribution spans Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice food warehouse operations), Illinois (Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health facilities), Florida (Collier County parks and recreation), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Georgia (multiple school districts including Bryan County, Bartow County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, and Early County), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), and other states represented in recent RFPs and ITNs.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetable supply to its Snyder and Wynne Food Warehouses (Solicitations IW267420 and IW267411, responses due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center procurement for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery under small business set-aside (Solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, quotes due September 3, 2026 at $1 million general liability minimum), and Madison Metropolitan School District's separate RFBs for petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, bids due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin (RFB 4163, weekly delivery of 5,900 servings, bids due July 29, 2026 with DPP-funded contingency). Dougherty County Board of Education and Bartow County School System are also actively procuring fresh produce statewide for the 2026–2027 school year (bids due June 16 and June 22, 2026 respectively). Many contracts require F.O.B. Destination pricing with no separate fuel surcharges, weekly or bi-weekly Monday–Friday delivery windows between 5:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and 97–98 percent fill rates with same-price substitutes within 24 hours on rejection.