UNSPSC 50323489: Dried summer royal grapes

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

UNSPSC 50323489 Dried summer royal grapes, a Commodity code, captures a narrow food product line that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school nutrition programs and institutional food service for detention facilities. Recent opportunities show school districts and county correctional systems buying dried grapes primarily as component items within broader produce or dried-fruit solicitations rather than as standalone line items. The Commodity code sits within a larger ecosystem of institutional food procurement where dried fruits compete with fresh produce, frozen items, and prepared entrees for shelf space and budget allocation in meal programs serving students, inmates, and other populations in custody. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and Douglas County Schools in Georgia acting as aggregator for multi-district purchasing), state departments (Georgia Department of Education procurement office), and county correctional authorities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Department of Correction). The code shows minimal standalone activity—dried summer royal grapes do not appear as a named line item in any of the recent solicitations reviewed; instead, dried fruits appear generically within broader fresh produce or dried-fruit-and-nuts categories where raisins, cranberries, and mixed tropical fruit are specified by name and quantity.

Geographic concentration is heavy in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, which accounts for six school districts and one state agency solicitation, alongside activity in Virginia, Missouri, California, Connecticut, and Texas. Recent solicitations spanning January through June 2026 show school districts issuing IFBs and RFPs for annual nutrition contracts with response windows of two to four weeks; the Douglas County Schools RFP for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004) through the GEC Buying Cooperative aggregates demand across 30 school districts and budgets approximately $5.5 million annually across two geographic areas, while the Santa Clara County ITB for dried fruits and nuts (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617) serving the Elmwood Correctional Facility specifies dried raisins (5,880 cases annually) and dried cranberries (1,000 cases annually) on an all-or-none basis. Buying patterns favor cooperative purchasing vehicles—the GEC Buying Cooperative and Bonfire e-procurement portals appear repeatedly as channels for multi-district procurement. Pricing is typically firm-fixed for annual contract terms with optional renewal periods (commonly two to four additional one-year terms), delivery is FOB Destination with freight prepaid, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products are standard across school nutrition solicitations. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance ($1 million minimum per occurrence), submit USDA compliance certifications, pass E-Verify authorization, and demonstrate minimum three to five years' experience in similar public-sector food service. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent opportunities reviewed, though several solicitations note optional business-classification reporting (small business, MBE, WBE designations). The code shows low standalone procurement velocity—dried summer royal grapes are absorbed into broader produce-family buys rather than bid as distinct line items—suggesting limited opportunity differentiation unless a vendor targets bulk supply to regional aggregators or state-level central procurement offices.