UNSPSC 50303501: Black corinth grapes

The variety of raisin grapes known as black corinth grapes

UNSPSC 50303501 Black corinth grapes is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying fresh produce for child nutrition and institutional food service programs, particularly grapes among a broader range of fresh fruits and vegetables. The recent solicitation activity shows school districts, child care programs, and county food service operations sourcing fresh produce — including grapes, berries, and other specialty fruits — as components of larger fresh-produce contracts supporting school lunch, breakfast, and supplemental feeding programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, alongside child and adult care food program (CACFP) operators and county correctional facilities. School nutrition procurement dominates this activity: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), and McAllen Independent School District (Texas) have all posted recent opportunities involving fresh fruit procurement. Beyond schools, the City of Edinburg (Texas) solicited food for a CACFP meal program, Head Start of Greater Dallas sought produce suppliers, and the County of Santa Clara (California) procured dried fruit and nuts for correctional food service.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, which accounts for the majority of recent opportunities, followed by Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin. The opportunities span elementary through secondary education, with several targeting seasonal programs such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools' Bid 26-34 for fresh produce across 60 school sites (posted March 22, 2026, due April 23), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program RFP (posted February 11, 2026, due March 11). Contracts typically run one school year with multi-year renewal options, delivery is weekly to multiple school sites with early-morning time windows, and vendors must meet USDA Buy American requirements, maintain HACCP plans, and carry minimum liability insurance. Evaluation criteria weight price between 30 and 50 percent, with product quality, delivery reliability, and food safety compliance carrying significant secondary weight. Cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm fixed-price structures are standard, with many districts requiring pricing to remain stable for 60 to 90 days after award, then subject to escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index benchmarks.