UNSPSC 50303480: Ruby red seedless grapes

The variety of table grapes known as ruby red seedless grapes

UNSPSC 50303480 Ruby red seedless grapes is a Commodity code tracking fresh produce sales to state and local institutions. State and local governments procure fresh fruits and vegetables—including apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and specialty items—primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care food programs. Recent solicitations span institutional cafeteria supply (correctional facilities, state mental health centers), school lunch and breakfast programs under National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program compliance, and specialized procurement such as ready-to-eat processed produce snacks for federal nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, city departments of human services, and county boards of education. State procurement offices and cooperative purchasing vehicles also appear as occasional conduits. The code captures both standard fresh produce distribution (weekly or bi-weekly delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites) and processed/ready-to-eat formats meeting federal nutrition and labeling standards.

Recent activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh produce solicitations (Palestine facility, Snyder Food Warehouse, and Wynne Food Warehouse) with October 2026 response dates. School districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County, Hancock County) and Mississippi (DeSoto County) are actively soliciting produce contracts for the 2026–2027 school year with June–July 2026 bid deadlines. Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) and Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) have issued small-purchase and regular procurement notices with August 2026 closing dates. Wisconsin school nutrition (Madison Metropolitan School District bidding for petite bananas and fresh fruit snacks) and Texas school districts (Edinburg CACFP meal program, Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery procurement) also show recent activity. Collier County Florida is seeking a food-service vendor for North Collier Regional Park concessions via ITN due March 6, 2025. Buy American and domestic-sourcing requirements appear in school nutrition and state-facility procurements; local-vendor geographic preferences (sourcing within 400 miles, Collier or Lee County residency) and diverse-owned business evaluation credits are common. Prevailing wage, HACCP compliance, food-safety certification, and liability insurance mandates are standard terms. Contract values range from estimated $78,000 annually (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas) when disclosed; most institutional solicitations do not publish dollar ceilings in the notice.