UNSPSC 50323655: Dried symphony grapes

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

UNSPSC 50323655 Dried symphony grapes, a Commodity code, covers dried grape products for institutional food service and nutrition programs, though state and local governments procure dried fruits and nuts far more broadly under this code than the specific "symphony grapes" nomenclature suggests. Recent solicitations show school districts, counties, and state agencies buying dried fruits — raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mixes — alongside other dried produce for cafeteria and correctional facility meal programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts and county boards of education soliciting annual nutrition supply contracts, occasionally joined by county correctional facilities and state corrections departments. Procurement is structured as annual or multi-year term contracts with firm fixed pricing, typically bundled with fresh produce, eggs, and broader grocery categories rather than as standalone dried-fruit purchases. Buy American requirements are standard, with domestic content minimums of 51 percent for processed items, and food safety compliance (HACCP plans, USDA grade certification, food recall procedures) is universally required.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California and Connecticut. The County of Santa Clara, California issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 on January 28, 2026 (due February 5, 2026) soliciting dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for its Department of Correction–Food Services at Elmwood Correctional Facility, with estimated annual spend on dried raisins alone of approximately 5,880 cases at firm pricing for Year 1 and optional increases in Years 2–5. In Georgia, the Douglas County School System procurement (RFP 26-003, issued January 21, 2026) bundled dried fruits into a broader $9,000,000 annual food distribution contract serving 25,500 students across 32 schools, though the solicitation does not isolate dried-fruit quantities or spending. Multiple school district RFPs issued March through June 2026 — Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, April 23, 2026 deadline), Hancock County Schools (IFB SN002-2027, June 26, 2026 deadline), and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (April 29, 2026 deadline) — included dried fruits as line items within larger fresh produce and grocery contracts, but none isolated dried fruits as a separate or emphasized category. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026) similarly integrated dried fruits into a 382-line-item cafeteria food procurement across multiple warehouse locations. No standalone dried-fruit solicitations or spike in dried-grape procurement specifically are evident in the recent record.