UNSPSC 50303503: Dovine grapes

The variety of raisin grapes known as dovine grapes

UNSPSC 50303503 Dovine grapes (Commodity) covers fresh grape procurement, though the recent state and local contract activity under this code shows substantial divergence from grapes alone. Issuing bodies are soliciting broadly for fresh produce supply — fruits, vegetables, and related food items — to correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior centers, and other institutional food service operations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine facility, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, all with October 2026 response dates), while the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix: Madison Metropolitan School District has solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, with Wisconsin-sourcing and organic-product preferences). Multiple Georgia school districts—DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, and Early County—have posted fresh produce RFPs and IFBs throughout May and June 2026, typically with response dates in late June and contract terms running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with 10-point local-vendor preference). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and City of Edinburg, Texas have solicited grocery items including fresh produce for school nutrition programs; San Antonio's Department of Human Services sought produce-market operations at senior centers.

Geographic activity is heavily concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Florida, with secondary activity in Wisconsin and Connecticut. The code's nominal commodity—dovine grapes—does not appear explicitly in any recent solicitation summary; instead, vendors are competing on broader fresh fruit and vegetable supply, including bananas, apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, tomatoes, and processed produce snacks. School districts and institutional correctional and mental health agencies drive the majority of volume and frequency. Evaluation criteria across school district solicitations consistently emphasize cost (30–40% weight), product quality and compliance with USDA and CACFP nutrition standards (20–35%), delivery capability and service (15–25%), and vendor qualifications or diverse-business status (5–15%). Buy American provisions appear in multiple school district RFPs; local-sourcing preferences (within 400 miles or specified state/county) are common in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida solicitations. Insurance requirements (general liability $500,000–$1,000,000, workers' compensation) and HACCP plan submission are standard. The code shows active, fragmented procurement across multiple institutional food-service sectors with no single dominant commodity or buyer, suggesting opportunity exists for produce suppliers with scale, food-safety compliance, and regional logistics capability.