UNSPSC 50363618: Canned or jarred gamay beaujolais grapes

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

UNSPSC 50363618 Canned or jarred gamay beaujolais grapes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific wine-grape product, yet recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass broad food service procurement—shelf-stable proteins, produce, dairy, frozen entrees, and general cafeteria supplies sourced by corrections departments, school districts, health and human services agencies, and county governments. The actual buying activity spans multiple food categories well beyond the code's narrow name, suggesting either systematic misclassification in state procurement systems or code reuse across disparate food commodity families. State and local issuing bodies purchasing under this code include state corrections departments (Texas TDCJ, Oregon DOC), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD), county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County), municipal procurement divisions (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state purchasing offices (Georgia, Illinois). The solicitations indicate high repeat activity by corrections and state health-care procurement offices, which frequently issue quarterly or annual food service contracts under this classification.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Southwest, with activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (IWQ 140229, informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including proteins, vegetables, and sauces, due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office (multiple weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, brand-specific and brand-or-equal, due August 24, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections (ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce, due July 31, 2026, with 5 percent Oregon-goods and Oregon-business preferences); Austin Independent School District (RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, due July 16, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables for state-supported living centers across multiple facilities, due July 13, 2026, with estimated historical value of $1.5 million); and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ (IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five warehouse areas, due May 4, 2026, covering 382 line items with firm fixed pricing and FOB destination delivery). Buy American requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed goods) appear in school district and state agency solicitations. Award criteria typically favor lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value based on price and vendor performance, with delivery within 30 to 72 hours of order and FOB destination terms standard across most procurements.