UNSPSC 50363601: Canned or jarred alicante bouschet grapes

The variety of wine grapes known as alicante bouschet grapes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50363601 Canned or jarred alicante bouschet grapes is a Commodity code that in practice covers shelf-stable fruit and vegetable products—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and broad food-service staples—procured by county school districts, state corrections and health agencies, and municipal nutrition programs. The code's nominal scope (a single grape varietal) does not align with the recent state and local activity posted under this designation; the opportunities actually being solicited are general food procurement for institutional food service, not alicante bouschet grapes specifically. State and local buyers under this code include county boards of education, state departments of corrections and health, city school nutrition centers, and county social-services departments. The work spans one-time or recurring orders for shelf-stable and fresh food items—typically cases of canned or jarred products, fresh produce by the case or truckload, and occasionally dried or processed fruit items—with delivery to central warehouses, distribution centers, or institutional feeding sites. Pricing is structured as firm fixed unit rates (per case, per ounce, or per pound) with delivery on FOB Destination terms and invoicing Net 30 to Net 45 days. Buy American provisions and domestic-content minimums (commonly 51 percent for processed goods) appear in school district and state-agency procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued an IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and sauces due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple ITBs for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, with both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications, due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 4,760 and 1,904 cases across two separate solicitations, due July 31, 2026 and June 2, 2026), with 5 percent price preferences for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors. Austin Independent School District (Texas) solicited proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, due July 16, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (historical contract value $1.5 million annually, due July 13, 2026) and a separate IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide serving state hospitals and state supported living centers (maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, due March 19, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested bids on fresh produce for school year 2026–27 (over 200 line items spanning apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and specialty fruits, due June 26, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice also issued commodity food procurements in the same period. Opportunities typically run annual or multi-year terms with renewal options, award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value, and single or multiple awards at the issuing body's discretion.