UNSPSC 50303476: Ribier grapes

The variety of table grapes known as ribier grapes

UNSPSC 50303476 Ribier grapes is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely procure this specific variety through direct commodity solicitation; instead, grapes typically appear as line items within broader fresh produce, grocery, or food-service contracts. The recent opportunities show that produce procurement at state and local level centers on institutional food service—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs—where fresh fruits and vegetables are purchased in bulk as components of meal operations rather than as named varietals. Ribier grapes do not surface as a standalone line item in any recent state or local solicitation; when grapes appear at all, they are embedded in comprehensive fresh-produce specifications alongside apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, and other staples. The issuing bodies soliciting produce include state departments of corrections and mental health (Texas, Illinois), school districts (Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin, Hancock County in Georgia, Dougherty County in Georgia, Bryan County in Georgia, Early County in Georgia, DeSoto County in Mississippi), county governments (Collier County, Florida), cities (Bridgeport, Connecticut; San Antonio, Texas; Edinburg, Texas), and specialized food-service providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition, Bartow County School System in Georgia).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Florida, Illinois, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with Texas showing the highest volume—the Texas Department of Criminal Justice alone posted at least three fresh produce solicitations in September and October 2026 (IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, and IW267376 for Palestine). School districts dominate the field; Georgia leads with procurement from Bartow County (RFP 10-2026-019), Dougherty County (PE64710NONST2027000000078), Hancock County (PE67080NONST2027000000013), Bryan County (PE55308NONST2027000000012), and Early County (PE55045NONST2027000000006), while Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas (estimated annual value $78,000) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks in July 2026. Ribier grapes as a distinct commodity line warrant a skip decision; the code activity is either misclassified in the state and local database or reflects historical taxonomy that no longer maps to current procurement practice. Vendors pursuing grape supply should monitor general fresh-produce family codes (such as produce-distribution or institutional-food-service families) and track school-nutrition and corrections-facility RFPs where produce specifications are likely to include grapes as one item among dozens.