UNSPSC 50323631: Dried montepulciano grapes

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

UNSPSC 50323631 Dried montepulciano grapes is a Commodity code that does not reflect the procurement activity currently tagged under it in state and local government solicitations. The recent opportunities dataset shows no purchases of dried montepulciano grapes or comparable specialty dried grape products; instead, the code appears to capture a narrow Italian varietal product with minimal demand signals in the state and local market. The eight most recent solicitations tagged to this code span fresh produce procurement (apples, berries, leafy greens, citrus), dried fruits more broadly (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mixes, prunes, walnuts, pecans), and large-scale food supply and distribution contracts for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. None of these opportunities explicitly name montepulciano grapes or dried wine-grape varieties as line items.

The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the breadth of solicitations assigned to it suggests either broad classification practices by state and local procurement offices or potential miscoding in the opportunity dataset. School districts—Hancock County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), Liberty County (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Fairfax County (Virginia), and Douglas County (Georgia)—dominate recent activity, along with correctional facilities and county sheriffs' departments. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with additional volume in Missouri, Virginia, Connecticut, California, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce with 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce (72 items, due April 23, 2026); and Santa Clara County's ITB for dried fruits and nuts (five line items: raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, pecans; due February 5, 2026). Pursuing this code requires verification that montepulciano grapes are genuinely in scope for target buyers, as current activity does not surface them as a procurement need.