UNSPSC 50303620: Grenache grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as grenache grapes

UNSPSC 50303620 Grenache grapes, a Commodity code, captures fresh produce supply and delivery to state and local institutional food service operations — primarily correctional facilities, school districts, senior services, and mental health centers. State and local governments procure fresh produce under this code for meal programs serving detained populations, school children, seniors, and patients, with vendors supplying specific produce items on recurring delivery schedules and competing on unit pricing, quality standards, and service reliability.

State departments of corrections and education dominate recent activity, followed by county school districts, county commissioners, and municipal departments. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three separate fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations in September and October 2026 (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376) for food warehouse and facility supply, signaling ongoing institutional demand. School districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut represent a second major buyer cohort, with solicitations for produce snacks, fresh fruit contracts, and comprehensive grocery procurement tied to National School Lunch Program and CACFP meal services. Jurisdictions issuing solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut). Regional activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and the upper Midwest, with secondary solicitation activity in Illinois, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Geographic preferences and local-sourcing mandates appear frequently in recent bids — Madison Metropolitan School District requires produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin; Bartow County Schools mandates local farms within 400 miles; Collier County applies a 10-point local-vendor preference. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's September 2026 solicitation for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IW267420, IW267411, both with October 14, 2026 response dates); Madison Metropolitan School District's July 2026 IFB for petite bananas (RFB 4162, approximately $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (RFB 4163, approximately 5,900 servings weekly, due July 29, 2026); Head Start of Greater Dallas's June 2026 IFB for grocery products spanning approximately 32,409 cases (estimated value $969,460.94); DeSoto County School District's June 2026 sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce across 41 school sites (bid due June 22, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh produce IFB for school year 2026-27 covering over 200 line items and three delivery locations (bids due June 26, 2026).