UNSPSC 50303653: Souzao grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as souzao grapes

UNSPSC 50303653 Souzao grapes, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce supplied to state and local food service operations, though the recent opportunities block shows no active solicitations specifically for Souzao grapes. School districts, county education boards, municipal child care programs, and regional food cooperatives dominate the issuing-body mix across recent fresh produce procurement activity, with Georgia school systems appearing most frequently in the database. The code sits within a broader institutional produce market where state and local agencies source fresh fruits and vegetables for child nutrition programs, senior services, detention facilities, and school breakfast and lunch operations under National School Lunch Program compliance and USDA commodity requirements.

Recent fresh produce procurements across similar UNSPSC categories show activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with school districts conducting the vast majority of buying. Representative solicitations include the Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) RFP 26RFP034 for fresh fruit and vegetable program deliveries to 18 elementary sites, Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated $78,000 annual value), the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 sourcing fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending near $5.5 million across two geographic areas, and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) procurement for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including fresh produce for the Board of Education with an electronic bid deadline of June 30, 2026. All these solicitations are issued as IFB, ITB, or RFP notices with response dates typically 30–45 days out, emphasizing domestic sourcing under Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and weekly delivery schedules. Souzao grapes specifically may compete under commodity codes anchoring fresh produce categories rather than appearing as a standalone line item in most institutional solicitations; vendors should monitor school district nutrition and produce RFPs as the primary market access point for this specialty grape variety.