UNSPSC 50323602: Dried barbera grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as barbera grapes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50323602 Dried barbera grapes, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state departments purchasing dried fruits and related commodities as line items within broader food supply contracts rather than as standalone purchases; the code's nominal focus on a single grape variety does not align with the actual scope of recent opportunities, which treat dried fruits as one component among dozens of fresh and processed food categories. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county school boards, city education nutrition centers, and state departments serving corrections and other institutional clients. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) are recent buyers conducting consolidated school nutrition procurement; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and State of Georgia also source food commodities through institutional food service contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools Nutrition issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a due date of June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple fruit and vegetable categories for the 2026-27 school year, with deliveries to three school locations. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted solicitation BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, requesting bids for 115 commodity line items (eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with electronic submission due June 26, 2026; MBE/CBE certifications apply under City Ordinance 3.12.130. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across proteins, grains, dairy, and fresh and canned fruits and vegetables, with a revised response due date of May 4, 2026, and contract term through August 31, 2027 with optional renewals. Both Georgia and Connecticut solicitations impose Buy American provisions requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products.