UNSPSC 50303600: Wine grapes

The type of fruit known as wine grapes

UNSPSC 50303600 Wine grapes, a Class code, describes fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service—but the recent solicitations tagged to this code show little procurement activity specifically for wine grapes. Instead, the opportunities span fresh produce broadly: fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and specialty produce items for school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs, senior services, and correctional facilities across multiple states. State and local buyers are acquiring produce through school districts, county education boards, municipal school systems, child care agencies, and county corrections departments. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Early County, Hancock County, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Central Point, Meriden Public Schools), cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative), county and municipal food service agencies (City of Edinburg CACFP, Head Start of Greater Dallas, DeSoto County School District, San Antonio Senior Services, Bartow County Schools), and a correctional facility (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). The scope of work diverges sharply from wine grapes: solicitations call for petite bananas, fresh apples (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp), strawberries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, citrus, peppers, potatoes, onions, and prepared produce in ready-to-eat form. Seasonal produce preferences dominate (local-sourced fruit and vegetables within 200–400 miles where specified), with frequent Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, and cost-plus or fixed-price delivery models. Several solicitations emphasize sustainability and farm-to-school sourcing aligned with federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Hancock, Henry, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham Counties), Texas (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and Florida (Hillsborough County), with additional procurement in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Connecticut (Meriden), Oregon (Central Point), Mississippi (DeSoto), California (Santa Clara), and one unidentified Georgia entity. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department's IFB for petite bananas (RFB 4162, bids due July 29, 2026; estimated annual contract value $78,000); Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFP 26039RFPDST, proposals due March 11, 2026; estimated annual budget $600,000); the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts (RFP SN 26-004, proposals due March 4, 2026; estimated combined annual spending approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas); and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, bids due June 22, 2026). The code shows no recent wine-grape-specific procurement and appears misaligned with its nominal taxonomy classification; the activity reflects institutional fresh-produce distribution rather than specialty wine-industry sourcing.