UNSPSC 50303502: Canner grapes

The variety of raisin grapes known as canner grapes

UNSPSC 50303502 Canner grapes, a Commodity code, spans fresh produce supply to institutional food-service operations, though the recent solicitations under this code focus overwhelmingly on general fresh fruit and vegetable procurement rather than canner grapes specifically. State and local governments are buying fresh produce — apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, and other items — for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, and child care programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, county boards of education, city senior services divisions, and regional child-care consortia. The code shows no recent activity distinctly focused on canner grapes; instead, procurement offices are tagging general produce solicitations with this code, suggesting either taxonomy misalignment or that the code serves as a catchall for fresh produce supply contracts in state and local systems.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and Midwest, with the most recent opportunities originating from Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools), Illinois (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Wisconsin schools (Madison Metropolitan School District) and Connecticut schools (Bridgeport Board of Education) also posted produce solicitations in the period. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetables to supply food warehouses serving correctional facilities (IW267376 Palestine, IW267420 Snyder, IW267411 Wynne, all with October 2026 deadlines); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small business set-aside (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFBs for petite bananas (4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, contract September 2026–June 2027) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks contingent on federal grant approval (4163, July 29, 2026 deadline). School districts dominate the volume, with many issuing sealed-bid IFBs for annual fresh produce supply under Buy American provisions and USDA National School Lunch Program compliance requirements.