UNSPSC 50353433: Frozen organic empress grapes

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

UNSPSC 50353433 Frozen organic empress grapes is a Commodity code that does not reflect actual state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally names a single specialty produce item, but the posted solicitations span comprehensive school nutrition procurement across hundreds of line items encompassing fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, proteins, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies. State and local governments buying under codes in this family are primarily school districts and boards of education procuring groceries and prepared foods to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. The typical solicitation encompasses annual contracts running July 1 through June 30, with firm fixed pricing including delivery to multiple school sites, HACCP plans and food recall procedures, Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed goods), USDA nutrition standards, and liability insurance from $500,000 to $2,000,000. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, county school boards, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning multiple districts across a state. Vendors submit line-item or consolidated pricing through e-procurement portals (Bonfire, OpenGov, LINQ School Solutions, NUTRIKIDS) by stated deadlines, with sealed bid opening and evaluation on lowest responsive bidder or lowest cost-plus-quality basis.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut. The Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items due the same day through OpenGov, covering breakfast items through prepared entrees with Net 45 payment terms. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (Georgia) posted IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 for 200+ fresh produce items due June 26, 2026 with delivery to three schools. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies on May 11, 2026 due June 8, 2026. City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued IFB for frozen foods and grocery items on April 16, 2026 due May 15, 2026 covering ten school sites with quarterly price-adjustment provisions. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted competitive bid for 900+ grocery line items on March 31, 2026 due April 29, 2026 using NUTRIKIDS electronic system. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited 72 fresh produce items on March 22, 2026 due April 23, 2026 through Bonfire. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026 due March 4, 2026 for produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated annual value $4.4 million to $1.1 million by area, and RFP 26-003 on January 21, 2026 due February 18, 2026 for food supply and distribution across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure $9,000,000.