UNSPSC 50303490: Sunset grapes

The variety of table grapes known as sunset grapes

UNSPSC 50303490 Sunset grapes (Commodity) represents a narrowly specialized produce category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as part of broader fresh-produce and meal-service contracts for school nutrition programs, senior services, child care facilities, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show that sunset grapes appear rarely as standalone line items; instead, they are bundled within comprehensive fresh-produce specifications spanning multiple fruit and vegetable varieties. When sunset grapes are included, they compete against standard grape varieties (red seedless, green seedless) and are subject to the same delivery, quality, food-safety, and sourcing requirements as other fresh produce. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school nutrition authorities across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Oregon, along with occasional procurement by municipal and county agencies serving senior centers, Head Start programs, and correctional facilities. Work solicited under this code involves weekly or bi-weekly fresh-produce delivery to multiple school sites or program locations, compliance with USDA Buy American and CACFP/NSLP regulations, HACCP documentation, and firm fixed pricing or cost-plus-fee structures indexed to USDA Terminal Market reports.

Recent activity shows sunset grapes embedded within larger produce bids rather than as discrete commodity purchases. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) in Georgia solicited 72 fresh-produce line items under Bid 26-34 (due April 23, 2026), the Glynn County Board of Education requested 60+ produce items including specialty grapes under IFB 27-02 (due April 14, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's fresh-produce-and-eggs RFP (due March 4, 2026) serving 30 Georgia school districts listed approximately 72 produce line items. Sunset grapes do not appear as a standalone item in any of the recent solicitations reviewed; the code's narrow focus means it captures only specialized vendor capability to supply this specific variety when schools or programs explicitly request it. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (school districts in Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, Bulloch, Henry, Bryan, Liberty, Muscogee, Hancock, Dougherty, and Bartow counties), with secondary activity in Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, City of Edinburg CACFP), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and scattered municipal and county procurement in Connecticut, Mississippi, and Oregon. Sunset grapes compete on price (weighted 30–50 percent in most evaluations), quality and freshness standards, timely delivery within narrow windows, and compliance with domestic-sourcing and food-safety mandates; successful vendors typically bundle grape supply with broader produce-distribution capabilities across 40–72+ line items rather than specializing in grapes alone.