UNSPSC 50303478: Rouge grapes

The variety of table grapes known as rouge grapes

UNSPSC 50303478 Rouge grapes, a Commodity code, comprises fresh fruit procurement for school nutrition programs, child and adult care food service operations, and institutional food service. State and local governments buying under this code primarily source fresh grapes—both table and specialty varieties—for K–12 school lunch and breakfast programs, Head Start and child care facilities under CACFP, and occasionally for senior services and correctional facilities. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with individual district nutrition departments and cooperative purchasing consortia conducting recurring annual procurements. The scope reflects institutional volume requirements: individual school districts bid for produce across 10–70 line items annually, cooperative buying groups representing 12–40 districts aggregate demand across geographic areas, and some districts conduct specialized Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) procurements specifically for federal snack distribution. Contracts typically run July through June on an annual cycle with renewal options spanning two to five additional years.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school districts, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, California, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) soliciting 72 fresh produce line items including grapes under Bid 26-34 with sealed bids due April 23, 2026; the GEC Buying Cooperative (a consortium of 40 Georgia school nutrition directors across two geographic regions) issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across both areas, proposals due March 4, 2026; and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa issuing RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables under the federal FFVP, with proposals due March 11, 2026, and estimated annual budget of $600,000. Most school districts and cooperative solicitations are issued as Invitations for Bid (IFB) or Requests for Proposal (RFP), with pricing structured either as firm unit prices, cost-plus-fixed-fee models tied to USDA market indices, or competitive bid-based awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders. Buy American provisions requiring domestic commodity sourcing appear consistently; local-vendor and small-business preferences occur in selected jurisdictions.