UNSPSC 50363456: Canned or jarred muscadine grapes

The variety of table grapes known as muscadine grapes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50363456 Canned or jarred muscadine grapes, a Commodity code, reflects state and local procurement of shelf-stable processed grape products typically purchased as part of larger food service contracts for institutions including correctional facilities, veterans homes, schools, and county social services agencies. The code captures canned fruit procurement alongside broader commodity purchases spanning proteins, dairy, frozen specialty foods, and miscellaneous staples. Issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois), county school systems and boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county social services departments (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services), and municipal food service operations. Recent procurement shows that institutional food buyers typically solicit multiple fruit and vegetable line items—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and canned vegetables—under a single IFB or RFP rather than issuing separate notices for individual commodity codes, though muscadine grapes specifically do not appear prominently in the recent opportunities reviewed.

Geographic activity centers in the South and Southwest, with visible recent procurement from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), Texas (HHSC El Paso facility, TDCJ statewide), Illinois (veterans home at Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229), Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases, bid due July 31, 2026, S2910000017453), and Texas HHSC's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a three-year contract potential value of $4,500,000 (HHS0016792V2, bid due March 19, 2026). Institutional food service RFPs and IFBs typically require FOB destination delivery, compliance with USDA commodity standards and FDA regulations, firm fixed pricing, commercial liability insurance, and brand-or-equal product substitution where allowed; many incorporate Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products. Award is typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value vendor, with the right to split awards by line item or make single awards at the issuing body's discretion.