UNSPSC 50303456: Muscadine grapes

The variety of table grapes known as muscadine grapes

UNSPSC 50303456 Muscadine grapes, a Commodity code, covers fresh fruit supply and delivery to state and local institutional foodservice operations, though recent solicitations show the code encompasses a broader range of fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, tomatoes, and other fresh fruits and vegetables—rather than muscadine grapes specifically. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, child care food programs, and regional parks. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia school systems (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District) conducting concurrent fresh-produce bids for the 2026–2027 school year; Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations for food warehouses serving prison facilities; Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have posted produce contracts for institutional foodservice; and municipalities including San Antonio, Bridgeport, and Edinburg are sourcing produce for child care and community nutrition programs. The issuing bodies span state corrections and mental health departments, county and city school districts, county boards of education, senior services departments, and specialized nutrition programs such as Head Start and CACFP operators.

Recent solicitations cluster heavily in the Southeast and Midwest, with Georgia school districts (Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education) conducting multiple concurrent bids due in May and June 2026; Texas (TDCJ, City of Edinburg, San Antonio, Head Start of Greater Dallas) posting foodservice produce contracts through June and July; Illinois (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health) issuing institutional foodservice produce procurements in August; Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District) requesting bids for petite bananas and fresh-fruit-and-vegetable snacks with 400-mile local sourcing filters; Florida (Collier County Parks and Recreation); Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education); and Mississippi (DeSoto County School District). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department requesting bids for 70–90 cases weekly of petite bananas (RFB 4162, response date July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000), Hancock County Board of Education soliciting fresh produce across 200+ line items for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting fresh-fruit-and-vegetable proposals for food warehouses in Snyder and Huntsville (IW267420 and IW267411, responses due October 14, 2026), and Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center seeking fresh fruits and vegetables for FY27 under small-purchase procurement (due August 14, 2026). School nutrition contracts typically run July–June cycles with firm pricing, Buy American provisions, HACCP documentation, and liability insurance requirements; several jurisdictions apply local-vendor preferences (Collier County, Bartow County, Madison Metropolitan) and geographic sourcing filters (400-mile radius in Wisconsin and Georgia). Activity remains steady and contract values range from $78,000 annually (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated procurement).