UNSPSC 50303493: Tokay/pinot gris grapes

The variety of table grapes known as tokay/pinot gris grapes

UNSPSC 50303493 Tokay/pinot gris grapes is a Commodity code representing wine-grape varieties, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not actually reflect wine-grape purchasing. Instead, the opportunities show purchasing of fresh produce — fruits and vegetables for institutional food service — at school districts, state corrections and mental-health facilities, county senior services, and child-care programs across Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying patterns suggests this code receives inconsistent or incorrect tagging in state and local procurement systems. State and local agencies soliciting under this code are purchasing fresh produce for meal programs serving incarcerated populations, students, seniors, and children in institutional settings, with delivery to central warehouses or multiple school and facility sites. Requirements typically include USDA compliance, HACCP plans, liability insurance, specific produce varieties and case sizes, temperature-controlled delivery in refrigerated vehicles, and compliance with federal nutrition standards such as the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Bidders encounter prevailing wage requirements in some jurisdictions, local-vendor preferences in others (typically 5–10 evaluation points or percentage discounts for businesses within target counties or cities), and small-business set-asides in select procurements.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state agencies. School systems — including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) — dominate recent activity. State corrections and mental-health departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health) and county or municipal entities (Collier County Parks and Recreation in Florida, City of San Antonio Senior Services, City of Edinburg in Texas) appear regularly. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable procurement for Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (responses due October 14, 2026; IFB), Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas RFB 4162 and Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks RFB 4163 (bids due July 29, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections fresh produce request for Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026; small-business set-aside), and Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce procurement for the 2026–27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026; IFB). Contract values typically range from $78,000 annually (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 over the base term (Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery products), with some multi-vendor awards and optional renewal periods of up to four years common in school nutrition procurements.