UNSPSC 50303500: Raisin grapes

The type of fruit known as raisin grapes

UNSPSC 50303500 Raisin grapes, a Class code, encompasses fresh fruit procurement by state and local governments for institutional food service — predominantly school nutrition programs, corrections and mental health facilities, senior services, and child care operations. State and local buyers source raisin grapes and other fresh produce through sealed-bid IFBs and RFPs that specify case quantities, quality standards, delivery schedules, and compliance with USDA or state nutrition regulations. The code's scope extends to mixed fresh-fruit-and-vegetable contracts where raisin grapes appear as line items alongside apples, bananas, berries, and citrus; however, recent activity shows the code generating minimal standalone raisin-grape-specific solicitations. Instead, procurement activity clusters around broader produce categories and multi-item food service contracts where raisin grapes may be embedded as a commodity within larger scopes.

School districts dominate recent activity under this code, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia). State agencies—notably the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Illinois Department of Corrections—also solicit fresh produce regularly for facility food service. Institutional buyers in other sectors include Collier County Parks and Recreation (North Collier Regional Park concessions), Head Start of Greater Dallas, the City of San Antonio Senior Services Division, and the Illinois Department of Mental Health. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026), DeSoto County School District's sealed-bid fresh-produce procurement for 41 school sites (due June 22, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses serving correctional facilities (due October 14 and October 19, 2026). Evaluation criteria consistently weight cost heavily (30–40 points), with secondary emphasis on vendor qualifications, product quality, compliance with food-safety and nutrition standards, and local-vendor preferences where applicable.