UNSPSC 50303481: Ruby seedless grapes

The variety of table grapes known as ruby seedless grapes

UNSPSC 50303481 Ruby seedless grapes, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce supply to institutional and municipal food-service operations, including correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child-care programs. State and local governments procure this item as part of broader fresh-produce contracts supplying meal programs and dietary operations. Issuing bodies span state corrections and mental-health departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education), county parks and recreation departments (Collier County), and regional food-service coalitions and Head Start organizations. School nutrition programs represent the largest volume of recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program requirements and state procurement cycles tied to academic years. Corrections and mental-health facilities generate steady demand through food-warehouse supply contracts.

Recent solicitations cluster in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school districts and state correctional agencies as primary repeat buyers. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to its Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (responses due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' small-purchase procurement for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas at $78,000 annual contract value and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (bids due July 29, 2026). School-district procurements typically emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, domestic agricultural content percentages, delivery scheduling to multiple sites, quality assurance through HACCP plans, and firm pricing with no fuel surcharges. State procurement offices increasingly apply local-vendor preferences and geographic-sourcing filters; Madison's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snacks RFB applies a 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned suppliers. Contract values range from five figures for specialized items to six figures for multi-site or multi-year school-district supply agreements.