UNSPSC 50303499: Torontel grapes

Variety of wine grapes known as torontel grapes.

UNSPSC 50303499 Torontel grapes is a Commodity code capturing fresh produce procurement by state and local governments. Despite the code's nominal focus on a specific grape variety, the recent opportunities under this code reflect a much broader scope: state and local agencies are procuring general fresh produce — fruits, vegetables, and related food items — for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, senior services, and detention facilities. Recent solicitations span school districts, state corrections and mental health departments, county health coalitions, cities, and food program operators, with work ranging from routine bi-weekly or weekly fresh produce delivery to institutional cafeterias through specialized programs like the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable initiatives. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County), city and county nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, City of San Antonio Senior Services, Collier County Parks), and specialized operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Common threads across opportunities include compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions, HACCP certification and food safety documentation, detailed produce specifications with case sizes and ripeness standards, weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules to multiple sites, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, particularly Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County), Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice Palestine and Snyder/Wynne warehouses, City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas, San Antonio), Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet, Department of Mental Health Hines), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Florida (Collier County). Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and to Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas at an estimated $78,000 annual value (due July 29, 2026); Collier County ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a three-year initial term and local-vendor preference (due March 6, 2025); Illinois Department of Corrections IFB for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); and Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with multiple apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, and specialty items (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Set-asides include small-business designations in Illinois and head-start procurements, diverse-business preferences in school systems, and local-vendor preferences in regional governments. Buy American requirements appear in school and corrections procurements. Response dates cluster in May through October 2026, with a tail of opportunities in early 2027 for school-year procurement.