UNSPSC 50303464: Niagara grapes

The variety of table grapes known as niagara grapes

UNSPSC 50303464 Niagara grapes is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show broader fresh-produce procurement spanning multiple item types rather than Niagara grapes specifically. State and local governments are buying fresh fruits and vegetables—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, and seasonal specialty items—for delivery to correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, child care programs, and parks. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county boards of education, municipal school districts, county parks departments, and special-purpose entities such as Head Start organizations and health care coalitions. The work typically requires bi-weekly or weekly deliveries to central warehouses or individual sites, compliance with USDA quality and food-safety standards, HACCP documentation, temperature-controlled transportation, and often local or domestic-sourcing preferences. Vendors commonly assume responsibility for product replacement due to damage, maintain commercial general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and quote firm prices for multi-month or annual contract terms.

Activity is distributed across Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with the heaviest recent concentration in Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice multi-warehouse solicitations) and Georgia (Hancock County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County school districts). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for the Palestine facility (RFQ IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and the Snyder Food Warehouse (RFQ IW267420, due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Mental Health's fresh fruits and vegetables contract for Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase 27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas procurement (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, with geographic preference for Wisconsin sourcing within 400 miles, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce for 2026-27 (IFB SN002-2027, over 200 line items, due June 26, 2026); and Bartow County School System's local fresh fruits and vegetables (RFP 10-2026-019, 400-mile sourcing requirement, due June 22, 2026).