UNSPSC 50303605: Cabernet sauvignon grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as cabernet sauvignon grapes

UNSPSC 50303605 Cabernet sauvignon grapes (Commodity tier) does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities available in the source material. The opportunities consistently reference fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child care food services, and correctional facilities, spanning fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, dried fruits, and nuts — but no solicitations specifically name or seek cabernet sauvignon grapes or wine-related agricultural products. School districts, county boards of education, and municipal agencies across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California are actively procuring fresh produce for the USDA National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, but these procurement activities target commodity produce (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, peppers, potatoes, onions, citrus fruits, and similar items) rather than specialty wine-grape varieties. The code shows no recent relevant activity in the available opportunity dataset.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity suggests that wine-grape sourcing either falls outside typical state and local government purchasing patterns or is tagged under a different UNSPSC code when it does occur. Firms pursuing institutional food-service supply contracts should monitor codes aligned with fresh produce procurement (such as codes addressing fresh fruits and vegetables more broadly) rather than commodity-specific wine-grape codes. The active market for institutional produce is substantial — evidenced by 30+ recent solicitations across multiple states with contract values ranging from $78,000 to $3.1 million annually — but it does not extend to the specialized agricultural input this code describes.