UNSPSC 50303482: Scarlet royal grapes

The variety of table grapes known as scarlet royal grapes

UNSPSC 50303482 Scarlet royal grapes is a Commodity code representing fresh fruit sourcing for institutional food service, but the recent opportunities block shows no active procurement for this specific fruit variety. Instead, state and local governments are buying broad categories of fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and specialty items—across school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional food operations. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (elementary through high schools) and school nutrition programs operating national school lunch and breakfast initiatives, with supplementary activity from Head Start agencies, county boards of education, independent school districts serving 20,000 or more students, and occasional procurement by counties for senior services and correctional facilities. The work being solicited ranges from weekly institutional produce delivery contracts under annual fixed-price or cost-plus models to monthly purchasing for specialized programs like the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving elementary students. Evaluation typically weights cost between 30 and 50 percent, product quality and food safety compliance between 15 and 25 percent, delivery reliability between 15 and 20 percent, and vendor qualifications and experience between 10 and 20 percent. Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing predominate, and HACCP plans, traceability documentation, and 24/7 recall accessibility are standard compliance requirements.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia, with notable solicitations from the Glynn County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Liberty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems, alongside opportunities from Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, City of Edinburg CACFP), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), Oregon (Central Point School District), California (County of Santa Clara), and a multi-district cooperative in Georgia (GEC Buying Cooperative). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated $78,000 annual value, bids due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh produce line items across three delivery locations (bids due June 26, 2026); City of Edinburg, Texas's RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood supplies including produce, beverages, and janitorial items for 400 children daily (proposals due August 4, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined (proposals due March 4, 2026). School districts dominate the market, with frequent multi-year contracts renewable through four additional one-year terms, firm fixed pricing for 12 months with allowance for market-indexed escalation thereafter, and FOB destination delivery requirements that include all freight and handling costs to multiple school sites weekly Monday through Friday during early-morning hours.