UNSPSC 50303658: Tempranillo grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as tempranillo grapes

UNSPSC 50303658 Tempranillo grapes is a Commodity code, and state and local governments buying under it are primarily sourcing fresh produce through institutional food service contracts—specifically school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and senior services. Recent solicitations show limited direct procurement of tempranillo grapes by name; instead, issuing bodies are procuring broader fresh produce categories that may include wine grapes or specialty fruit items as part of comprehensive food supply agreements. The City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) is seeking food items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily, with produce listed among five supply categories; Madison Metropolitan School District has posted separate RFBs for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026; and multiple Georgia school districts—including Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, and Liberty County Board of Education—are conducting sealed bid procurements for fresh produce to support National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs during the 2026–2027 fiscal year. Issuing bodies conducting fresh produce procurement span school districts (the dominant buyer category), county boards of education, municipalities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; City of San Antonio, Texas), child care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas; City of Edinburg CACFP), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The GEC Buying Cooperative procurement (due March 4, 2026) encompasses approximately 72 line items of fresh produce across two geographic areas with combined estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million, illustrating the scale of institutional fresh produce demand.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in the South and Southwest, with Georgia school districts accounting for the majority of recent solicitations posted between March and July 2026; Texas school districts and municipalities are also active buyers, along with school districts in Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, and California. Recent opportunities in Georgia alone include Bryan County Schools (May 27, 2026 deadline), Dougherty County Board of Education (June 16, 2026 deadline), Liberty County Board of Education (April 29, 2026 deadline), Glynn County Board of Education (April 14, 2026 deadline), Hancock County Board of Education (June 26, 2026 deadline), Bartow County School System (June 22, 2026 deadline), and Early County Board of Education (June 8, 2026 deadline). National activity spans Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, City of Edinburg), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and California (County of Santa Clara), with evaluation criteria typically weighting cost at 30–50 percent, product quality and food safety at 10–20 percent, and vendor qualifications and service delivery at 15–25 percent. Buy American provisions are standard across school nutrition procurement, requiring domestic sourcing to the maximum extent practicable or prohibiting domestic-content thresholds of 51 percent for processed products. Tempranillo grapes are not named in any of the recent opportunities reviewed; the code shows little direct procurement activity under its specific commodity classification, suggesting either low demand for this variety through state and local institutional channels or mislabeling of the code against the work actually being bought.