UNSPSC 50303649: Sangiovese grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as sangiovese grapes

UNSPSC 50303649 Sangiovese grapes is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single wine-grape variety, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect sourcing of Sangiovese grapes. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span fresh produce procurement across multiple jurisdictions — primarily fresh fruits and vegetables for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The work being solicited includes bi-weekly or weekly delivery of mixed fresh produce (apples, bananas, lettuce, onions, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and other items), ready-to-eat packaged produce snacks, and specialty items such as petite bananas for school districts. Issuing bodies include Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, multiple Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County), Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Head Start organizations in Texas and other states, city and county governments, and independent school districts. The procurement appears to be driven primarily by institutional food-service demand rather than wine production. A code miscoding or data-quality issue may be present, as Sangiovese grapes do not align with the produce-distribution work in the recent opportunities.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut, with isolated opportunities in other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply and delivery to Palestine, Texas (proposals due October 19, 2026); the Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park in Florida (proposals due March 6, 2025, with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points); the Illinois Department of Corrections fresh produce bid for Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026, under a small business set-aside); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for September 2026 through June 2027); the Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce to 24 school sites (bids due June 16, 2026); and Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery procurement (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, with an estimated procurement value of $969,460.94). Most school district and institutional procurements carry Buy American provisions and require compliance with USDA nutrition standards, HACCP plans, and commercial liability insurance. Seasonal and geographic sourcing preferences appear in a subset of opportunities, particularly those from Bartow County Schools (requesting produce within 400 miles) and Madison Metropolitan School District (requiring produce sourced within 400 miles and within Wisconsin, with a 5% diverse-owned business preference).