UNSPSC 50323418: Dried calmeria grapes

The variety of table grapes known as calmeria grapes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50323418 Dried calmeria grapes is a Commodity code that encompasses dried grape products used in school nutrition programs and correctional facility food services. Recent state and local solicitations show school districts and corrections departments procuring dried fruits—including dried grapes, raisins, cranberries, and mixed dried-fruit blends—as ingredients for inmate and student meals. While the code nominally specifies calmeria grapes, actual procurement activity centers on dried-fruit categories more broadly, with raisins and tropical dried-fruit mixes appearing as common line items alongside other dried fruits and nuts. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes (from mid-sized county systems to large metropolitan districts), state correctional systems, and county detention facilities. School nutrition programs dominate recent activity, reflecting federal school lunch and breakfast program purchasing cycles tied to annual contract cycles running July through June.

Geographic spread concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent opportunities in Georgia (Douglas County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, and Hancock County school systems), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (Bridgeport), California (Santa Clara County), and Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). The County of Santa Clara issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 on January 28, 2026, for dried fruits and nuts including 5,880 cases of dried raisins annually for the Elmwood Correctional Facility, with sealed bids due February 5, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid IW236532 in April 2026 for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality (1,400-box minimum order) to a Corpus Christi location. School district procurement is dominated by multi-category fresh and processed produce contracts with dried fruits as supporting line items rather than primary commodities; Rockwood R-VI issued an RFP in March 2026 for over 900 grocery line items including dried fruits for the 2026-27 school year (bids due April 29, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning dozens of product categories where dried fruits appear as component items. Buy American requirements with 51 percent domestic content floors are standard across all school nutrition contracts; most awards are made on a competitive lowest-bid basis with the option to split line items across multiple vendors.