UNSPSC 50303610: Charbono grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as charbono grapes

UNSPSC 50303610 Charbono grapes is a Commodity code that nominally designates a single wine-grape variety, but state and local procurement activity under this code reveals a much broader scope: government agencies are buying fresh produce—primarily fruits and vegetables for institutional food service—not grapes specifically. The code appears to be used as a catch-all for fresh-produce procurement across school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental-health centers, senior services, and child-care programs. Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, DeSoto County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), counties (Collier County), cities (San Antonio, Bridgeport, Edinburg), and nonprofit operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). State agencies in Texas and Illinois are repeat buyers, with the TDCJ alone posting three separate fresh-produce solicitations in September–October 2026. The geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast and South (Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, Wisconsin), with activity in institutional-feeding channels—school districts account for roughly half the named opportunities.

Recent opportunities illustrate the actual procurement activity under this code. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited fresh fruit and vegetable supply to three facilities (Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne) under RFQs with October 2026 response dates. Madison Metropolitan School District issued an RFB for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, September 2026–June 2027 term) and a separate RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison, with a 5% diverse-owned business preference). The Illinois Department of Mental Health at Madden Mental Health Center sought weekly fresh-produce delivery under small purchase procurement (August 2026, FY27 through June 2027). School districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County) posted produce bids in May–June 2026 for the 2026–2027 school year, with line-item specifications (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes) and 97–98 percent service-level mandates. The Bridgeport Board of Education and Edinburg Child and Adult Care Food Program also solicited multi-category grocery and produce packages. Buy American and domestic-sourcing preferences appear across school and correctional procurements, and prevailing-wage compliance is required in Illinois. Award timelines typically run 60 days post-opening, contract terms span 12 months with renewal options, and insurance requirements (general liability $500,000–$1,000,000) are standard across issuing bodies.