UNSPSC 50323606: Dried carignane grapes

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

UNSPSC 50323606 Dried carignane grapes, a Commodity code, represents dried fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and correctional institutions to supply cafeteria operations and food distribution centers. The recent opportunities show that state and local buyers under this code actually purchase a broad range of dried and fresh produce items — berries, root vegetables, specialty fruits, and proteins — rather than carignane grapes specifically. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, alongside state-level procurement on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia. The work consists of competitive bidding for annual or multi-year food-supply contracts under IFB and RFQ structures, with vendors required to meet USDA grade standards, provide HACCP plans or nutritional compliance documentation, maintain commercial general liability insurance, and comply with Buy American provisions mandating a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Hancock County Schools issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce with a response deadline of June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items and delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center via electronic bid with a June 26, 2026 deadline, spanning 115 line items and a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of TDCJ, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items across five Texas geographic areas with contract performance through August 31, 2027 and two optional one-year renewals. A separate TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532) issued in April 2026 for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes to the Corpus Christi location, demonstrates direct activity in dried fruit procurement at the commodity level, though the February 20, 2026 deadline has passed.