UNSPSC 50323420: Dried catawba grapes

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

UNSPSC 50323420 Dried catawba grapes is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of dried fruit and specialty produce items for food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and institutional cafeterias. Recent solicitations show school districts and state criminal justice agencies procuring dried fruits alongside fresh produce, frozen entrees, proteins, and pantry staples to support meal programs serving students and incarcerated populations. The work involves responding to IFBs with firm, all-inclusive pricing that covers delivery to designated distribution points or school sites, compliance with USDA grade and nutritional standards, HACCP or food safety documentation, Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content thresholds, and proof of liability insurance and debarment status. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia), municipal school nutrition departments (City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia, Texas), and corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Vendors bid against detailed line-item specifications including case sizes, packaging, shelf life, and delivery windows; awards are typically made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders, with boards reserving the right to award to single or multiple vendors.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response date and July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited 115 line items of commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026 through OpenGov Procurement Portal and pricing firm fixed through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia posted an IFB for food supplies and kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 response date; the Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to multiple warehouse locations, with responses extended via addendum to May 4, 2026, and a contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. TDCJ also issued Bid IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Delivery Area 1 and an amended due date of February 20, 2026. School nutrition and corrections food service represent the primary demand signals under this code.