UNSPSC 50323423: Dried concord grapes

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

UNSPSC 50323423 Dried concord grapes is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts and state corrections departments buying dried fruit as part of broader food-service contracts that include fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples for cafeteria operations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Hancock County Schools in Georgia both issued recent IFBs that encompassed dried or specialty fruit items alongside fresh produce and other food categories, indicating that dried concord grapes compete within larger institutional food procurement bundles rather than as standalone line items. State and local buyers enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed products) and mandate USDA grade certification, HACCP plans where applicable, and compliance with school nutrition or correctional dietary standards.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a due date of June 26, 2026, soliciting fresh produce for school nutrition across 200+ line items including specialty fruit for the 2026-27 school year, with award to one or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bid. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, requesting commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with MBE/CBE certifications applicable under city ordinance. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2 from April 21), covering approximately 382 food line items with delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas and contract term through August 31, 2027, plus optional renewals. A separate TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532, April 23, 2026) specifically called for whole pitted dried prunes at U.S. Grade B in 60-70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Corpus Christi delivery, with amendment adjusting the bid opening to February 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM—indicating that dried fruit procurement, while often bundled, also occurs as targeted single-commodity buys.