UNSPSC 50303656: Syrah grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as syrah grapes

UNSPSC 50303656 Syrah grapes (Commodity) covers fresh fruit supply and delivery to state and local institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and parks departments. State and local buyers source produce through this code primarily for cafeteria meal programs, child nutrition initiatives (CACFP and USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Programs), and congregate senior services. The work spans full-service fresh produce supply contracts—single items (bananas, specific apple varieties) and comprehensive produce catalogs (40+ line items)—with weekly or bi-weekly delivery to central warehouses or individual sites. Issuing bodies include state departments (corrections, mental health), county and city school nutrition programs, county health departments, city senior services divisions, county park authorities, and regional health coalitions. Recent activity shows school districts and state facilities dominating procurement volume; Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and state education agencies appear multiple times across the recent-opportunities block. Evaluation criteria commonly weight cost (30–40%), product quality and compliance (food safety certifications, HACCP plans, USDA Buy American certification), vendor qualifications and experience (15–25%), service capability and delivery performance (on-time fill rates of 95–98%), and in some cases diverse-owned business status (5–10%) or local-vendor preference (5–10 evaluation points).

Geographic spread centers on Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, and Ohio. Texas shows the highest recent posting density, with multiple TDCJ food warehouse solicitations (Snyder, Wynne, Palestine) and Head Start and school district buys. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Hancock County) posted multiple fresh-produce contracts in May–June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Department of Criminal Justice IW267376 (Fresh Fruit & Vegetables–Palestine, IFB, due October 19, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN, due March 6, 2025, with local-vendor preference and evaluation totaling 100 points), Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (RFB, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000), and Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (RFP, due June 22, 2026). Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year with optional renewal periods (two to four years); payment terms range from Net 30 to Net 45 days; and most institutional buyers require HACCP plans, general liability insurance ($500,000–$1,000,000 minimum), and delivery within narrow time windows (5:00–7:00 a.m., Monday–Friday for schools; 6:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. for districts).