UNSPSC 50343631: Frozen montepulciano grapes

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

UNSPSC 50343631 Frozen montepulciano grapes, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity represented in recent opportunities. The code names a specific wine-grape varietal, but the recent solicitations in the source block uniformly address broad institutional food service procurement—groceries, produce, proteins, dairy, frozen foods, and consumable supplies for schools, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and child-care programs. None of the opportunities name montepulciano grapes or wine grapes of any kind. The opportunities instead span comprehensive food-service contracts where fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods are procured as line items within much larger multi-category bids.

State and local issuing bodies posting under or tagged with this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Decatur City Schools, Early County, Henry County, and Fulton County in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Rockwood School District in Missouri), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers; Oregon Department of Corrections), county systems (Douglas County Schools, Georgia), child-care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity across Connecticut, Missouri, Oregon, and California. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), seeking approximately 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, and pantry staples with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport's IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery items supporting the school lunch program (closed June 30, 2026), emphasizing Buy American compliance and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards; and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers (due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94). The code shows substantial recent activity but in a scope divorced from its nominal commodity definition.