UNSPSC 50303617: Gamay napa grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as gamay (napa) grapes

UNSPSC 50303617 Gamay napa grapes is a Commodity code whose nominal title reflects a single produce variety, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it encompass broad fresh produce supply across institutional foodservice — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, child care programs, and regional parks. State and local governments buying under this code are acquiring fresh fruits, vegetables, and produce-based meal components for high-volume, regulated institutional meal service rather than specialty wine-grape procurement. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Hancock County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, DeSoto County, Early County, Bartow County, Madison Metropolitan School District), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of San Antonio, City of Edinburg), regional nonprofit foodservice operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition), and county boards of commissioners (Collier County). Texas school districts and state correctional and mental health departments dominate the recent activity, with multiple concurrent solicitations from TDCJ for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to regional food warehouses serving prison operations.

Recent procurement spans Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, and Mississippi, with the heaviest concentration in Texas and Georgia. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable supply bids for warehouse distribution (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376) with responses due mid-October 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas bid (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, annual value estimated at $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks bid (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, requiring Wisconsin-sourced, ready-to-eat produce); the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce bid to Joliet Treatment Center (solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, small business set-aside, bi-weekly delivery, due September 3, 2026); and Dougherty County Board of Education's fresh produce bid covering 24 nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026). School nutrition programs typically weight cost heavily (30–40 points), impose Buy American sourcing thresholds (51% domestic content on processed goods), require HACCP plans and food safety compliance, and apply local-vendor preferences where state law permits; correctional and mental health facilities impose prevailing wage, insurance, and strict delivery frequency and temperature controls. Geographic preferences and small-business set-asides appear in Wisconsin and Illinois procurements; cooperative purchasing vehicles and diverse-ownership evaluation points are common across jurisdictions.