UNSPSC 50303463: Niabell grapes

The variety of table grapes known as niabell grapes

UNSPSC 50303463 Niabell grapes is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh niabell grapes and other fresh produce under this code, primarily to supply institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, schools, mental health centers, senior services programs, and child care organizations. Recent solicitations show demand for both bulk produce procurement (cases and cartons for cafeteria operations) and smaller-volume specialty items (such as petite bananas at specific ripeness stages). Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, metropolitan school districts, municipal senior services divisions, and regional health coalitions. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh produce bids since late September 2026 across its food warehouse network, and school nutrition programs dominate recent activity, with districts in Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, Connecticut, and Texas all soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts. Procurement offices emphasize USDA compliance, quality standards (firm fruit free of blemishes, minimum ripeness and temperature specifications), food-safety certification (HACCP plans, traceability documentation), and Buy American provisions where applicable.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in the South and Midwest. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued at least three fresh produce solicitations in September and October 2026 (Wynne Food Warehouse and Snyder Food Warehouse both due October 14, 2026; Palestine unit due October 19, 2026), while Georgia school districts have issued multiple bids for fresh produce over the past four months, including Bryan County Schools (sealed bid due May 27, 2026), Bartow County Schools (proposal due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Schools (bid due June 16, 2026), and Hancock County Schools (bid due June 26, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued separate RFBs for petite bananas (estimated annual value $78,000, contract term September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with geographic sourcing within 400 miles (due July 29, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center, bi-weekly produce deliveries, small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026) and the Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center, weekly deliveries through June 30, 2027, due August 14, 2026) both posted procurement requests in August 2026. School districts typically award contracts with one-year terms and one to four renewal options, require F.O.B. Destination pricing with no separate fuel surcharges, and mandate delivery Monday through Friday between specified morning hours (typically 5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). Collier County, Florida (North Collier Regional Park food services concession, ITN format, due March 6, 2025, local-vendor preference 10 points) represents municipal parks-and-recreation procurements. No recent opportunities show niabell grapes as a standalone commodity line item; the code appears to capture fresh grape procurement within broader fresh-produce and grocery aggregations, though the represented opportunities do not specify grape varieties or volumes.