UNSPSC 50303624: Malbec grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as malbec grapes

UNSPSC 50303624 Malbec grapes, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of fresh produce procurement in state and local government, where the code itself does not align with the mix of recent solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly target fresh fruits and vegetables for school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs, and institutional feeding rather than wine grapes; the only borderline-relevant solicitations are broad produce buys that may or may not include any wine varietals. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools, multiple Georgia county boards of education, and others), with additional procurement from Head Start agencies, city departments of human services, county school nutrition programs, and regional cooperative purchasing consortia. One correctional facility (County of Santa Clara) and one city food program (San Antonio senior services) round out the institutional base. The geographic spread is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with scattered activity in Connecticut, Oregon, and California, reflecting the nationwide footprint of K-12 school meal programs but no meaningful regional clustering around wine-producing states.

Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's IFB for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026); the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Board of Education's procurement of over 1,100 line items of grocery items including produce (RFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026); the Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items priced against the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index (due April 27, 2026); and a multi-district cooperative procurement through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs spanning two Georgia geographic areas with combined estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026). The code shows no active solicitation activity specific to Malbec grapes or wine-related agricultural commodities; pursuit under this code would require identifying procurement for wine grapes through non-school institutional buyers or specialty agricultural cooperatives not reflected in recent state and local contract postings.