UNSPSC 50303602: Barbera grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as barbera grapes

UNSPSC 50303602 Barbera grapes (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—specialty wine grapes—does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this classification, which instead reflect broad institutional food service procurement across school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional food operations. The issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Liberty County, Glynn County, and dozens of others across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Mississippi, Florida, and Oregon), city and county governments (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Santa Clara, Meriden), regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts), and child care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP). These jurisdictions procure fresh produce categories including apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and specialty items such as petite bananas or pre-cut vegetables—none of which are Barbera grapes or wine-production inputs.

The geographic spread covers Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and California, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts conducting fresh-produce solicitations for the 2026–2027 school year. Representative recent opportunities include the Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP seeking specialty produce delivery to elementary schools (proposals due March 11, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District bids for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026); the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP covering 30 Georgia districts' fresh produce and eggs procurement (due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million); and the County of Santa Clara ITB for dried fruits and nuts to correctional food services (due February 5, 2026). The code assignment to these solicitations appears to be an artifact of broad commodity categorization rather than a reflection of the actual products being purchased. Pursuit of opportunities under this code requires careful review of individual solicitation documents to confirm that specialty grapes or wine-industry inputs are genuinely being sought, as the pattern of recent postings suggests systematic misclassification of general produce procurement.