UNSPSC 50303647: Ruby cabernet grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as ruby cabernet grapes

UNSPSC 50303647 Ruby cabernet grapes (Commodity) captures fresh produce supply to state and local institutional dining operations — correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior services, and child care programs — where vendors deliver weekly or bi-weekly shipments of fresh fruits and vegetables to central warehouses or food service sites. The code sees sustained activity across multiple issuing-body types: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Illinois Department of Mental Health procure for detention and treatment facilities; school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County, and others) buy produce for National School Lunch Program compliance; cities and counties solicit for senior centers, child care programs, and municipal food services; and Head Start and CACFP operators source fresh fruits and vegetables for child nutrition. Institutional produce procurement emphasizes volume, delivery reliability, food safety compliance (HACCP plans, traceability by farm of origin, USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program standards), and adherence to Buy American provisions where applicable. Most solicitations carry domestic sourcing or local-sourcing preferences; several school districts mandate sourcing within specified radii (400 miles for Wisconsin, local Georgia farms for Bartow County) to support regional agricultural networks.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Illinois state facilities dominate the recent-activity profile. TDCJ has posted multiple solicitations in late September and October 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Snyder Food Warehouse, and Wynne Food Warehouse (due dates October 14 and October 19, 2026, RFQ/IFB format via the Bonfire portal). Illinois Department of Mental Health issued a fresh produce contract (August 14, 2026 due date, small purchase set-aside) and the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center (IFB, September 3, 2026 due date, small business set-aside, bi-weekly delivery, prevailing wage compliance required under Cook County rules). School district solicitations span Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan); representative examples include Madison Metropolitan's petite bananas bid (RFB 4162, July 29, 2026 due date, $78,000 estimated annual value, 70–90 weekly cases) and its Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks contract (RFB 4163, July 29, 2026 due date, 5,900 weekly servings for elementary USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program participants, 400-mile sourcing requirement, 5% diverse-owned business preference). Head Start of Greater Dallas and City of Edinburg (CACFP) represent child nutrition procurement (total estimated value $969,460.94 for Head Start; City of Edinburg for 400 children over 9 months at daily delivery). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas (TDCJ, Head Start, Edinburg, San Antonio Senior Services) and Georgia (school systems), with material secondary activity in Illinois (state facilities) and Wisconsin (school district). Most contracts run nine to twelve months with renewal options; delivery requirements are strict (early-morning windows, refrigerated transport, 95–97% fill rates, same-day or 24-hour substitution for rejected items), and insurance thresholds commonly range from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per-occurrence general liability.