UNSPSC 50303448: King ruby grapes

The variety of table grapes known as king ruby grapes

UNSPSC 50303448 King ruby grapes is a Commodity code that describes fresh produce—specifically a single cultivar of table grape—procured by state and local institutions for food service operations. State and local governments buy king ruby grapes almost exclusively through aggregated food-service solicitations rather than as standalone line items; the recent activity shows grapes appearing within broader fresh-produce RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs issued by school districts, correctional facilities, mental-health centers, senior-services agencies, and child-care nutrition programs. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Texas, Illinois), school boards (Madison Metropolitan, Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County), county health departments (Collier County Parks), Head Start centers, and special municipal programs (San Antonio Senior Services, Bridgeport Board of Education). Most solicitations specify produce by individual commodity line (apples, bananas, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots) with estimated volumes, and king ruby grapes when listed typically appear alongside other table-grape varieties or as part of a mixed-berry or specialty-fruit category.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice food-warehouse produce contracts for Palestine and Snyder, Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery procurement, City of Edinburg CACFP meal program), Georgia (Bartow County local-produce RFP, Hancock County fresh-produce IFB, Dougherty County school-nutrition bid, Bryan County produce bid, Early County food bid), and Illinois (Illinois Department of Mental Health Madden Center fresh-produce small purchase, Illinois Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center fresh-produce contract). The Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFBs for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin only). Recent school-nutrition procurements emphasize Buy American provisions, USDA compliance, HACCP plans, and prevailing-wage or local-vendor preferences. Contract terms typically run one school or fiscal year with optional renewal periods; delivery is often weekly or bi-weekly to multiple school sites or institutional warehouses. No recent solicitations name king ruby grapes as a standalone bid line; pursuit viability depends on whether a bidder already supplies produce to institutional food-service distributors or operates as a direct produce wholesaler serving state and local food programs.