UNSPSC 50303636: Nebbiolo grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as nebbiolo grapes

UNSPSC 50303636 Nebbiolo grapes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments are conducting under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to this code overwhelmingly involve fresh produce supply and delivery for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care food programs — rather than wine grapes or specialty viticulture inputs. State and local issuing bodies sourcing under this code are primarily school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, Dougherty County Board of Education), state departments of corrections and mental health (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal agencies (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, City of San Antonio, City of Bridgeport), and specialized food-service providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). The work being solicited consists of weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables — apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, and specialty produce — in bulk case quantities, with compliance to USDA Buy American provisions where applicable, food safety and HACCP certification, and temperature-controlled transport to multiple delivery points.

Geographic activity spans Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with the heaviest recent concentration in Georgia school districts and Texas correctional and institutional buyers. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas (due October 14, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks in Wisconsin (bids due July 29, 2026, with annual contract value estimated at $78,000 for bananas alone), the Illinois Department of Mental Health's small-purchase request for fresh produce delivery to Madden Mental Health Center in Hines, Illinois (proposals due August 14, 2026), and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce across three delivery locations in Georgia (sealed bids due June 26, 2026). School districts frequently apply 5–10 percent local-vendor preferences, require 97–98 percent fill rates and 24-hour substitute delivery, and enforce prevailing wage and federal procurement compliance. Activity under this code is robust and ongoing, but the code's nominal scope (Nebbiolo grapes) does not align with current market reality.