UNSPSC 50303471: Red blush grapes

The variety of table grapes known as red blush grapes

UNSPSC 50303471 Red blush grapes, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations—primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and child care programs. State and local governments buying under this code source individual produce items and mixed fresh-fruit-and-vegetable lots for meal programs serving defined populations. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, city departments of human services, and boards of education. Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting fresh produce for multiple facility warehouses; school nutrition programs and child care food programs dominate the recent opportunity set. Food service scope ranges from narrow, single-item procurements—such as petite bananas for a school district's weekly stock—to broad, multi-line produce specifications for comprehensive meal programs serving hundreds of students or residents daily.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted three separate solicitations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) between late September and mid-October 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to facilities at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne; Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with weekly volumes of approximately 5,900 servings for elementary students; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested bids on over 200 fresh-produce line items with proposals due June 26, 2026; and DeSoto County School District (Mississippi) sought full and broken cartons of fresh fruits and vegetables on a cost-plus-fee basis with a June 22, 2026 bid deadline. Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) and Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) each issued small-purchase procurements for weekly and bi-weekly deliveries in August 2026. School districts and correctional departments consistently require HACCP plans, compliance with Buy American provisions (51–100% domestic agricultural content), prevailing wage certification where applicable, and general liability insurance typically ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000. Local-vendor preferences appear in multiple jurisdictions (Collier County, Florida; Edinburg, Texas; Bartow County, Georgia; Madison, Wisconsin), often tied to geographic radius requirements (within 400 miles) or local business residency criteria.