UNSPSC 50343401: Frozen alicante grapes

The variety of table grapes known as alicante grapes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50343401 Frozen alicante grapes, a Commodity code, spans state and local procurement of frozen specialty fruit products for institutional food service, though the recent record shows this code's application to broader frozen-produce procurement dominated by school districts and state health agencies sourcing comprehensive grocery and produce items. State and local governments under this code buy frozen fruit and specialty produce for child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers, typically bundled within larger food-service contracts that specify product grades, nutritional compliance, and delivery logistics. The issuing-body mix skews heavily toward school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Fulton County Schools, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Douglas County School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Bridgeport Board of Education) and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for Big Spring State Hospital and El Paso State Supported Living Center, New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development). Smaller volumes appear in Head Start child care networks and county corrections systems. School-nutrition procurement dominates the recent activity, with districts soliciting hundreds of line items across food categories as part of annual grocery bids rather than as standalone frozen-grape contracts.

The geographic spread concentrates in Georgia (Hancock, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch, Early, Fulton, Douglas counties) and Texas (multiple HHSC state facilities), with material activity in Connecticut (Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood), Florida (Hillsborough), Georgia statewide nutrition programs, California (Santa Clara County corrections), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), spanning approximately 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, beverages, and packaging across a $32,226.36 baseline historical spend; the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB BID052266 for over 1,100 line items of breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats (due June 30, 2026) with Buy American and nutrition-standards compliance; the Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and meat under Child and Adult Care Food Program standards (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94); and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce across multiple apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, and specialty items (due June 26, 2026). Pricing in recent school-district contracts remains firm for the contract period or subject to modest escalation tied to USDA market reports or CPI indices; state-health procurements historically baseline $32,000 to $1.5 million annually depending on facility scope.