UNSPSC 50373420: Canned or jarred organic catawba grapes

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

UNSPSC 50373420 Canned or jarred organic catawba grapes is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers a narrow slice of shelf-stable food procurement — primarily canned and jarred fruits, applesauce, and dried fruit products delivered to institutional food service operations including state corrections facilities, state veterans' homes, state hospitals and supported living centers, school districts, county senior services, and municipal education boards. The work solicited ranges from bulk applesauce purchases for corrections and veterans' facilities (typically quoted per case in multi-truck quantities) to small-quantity school nutrition procurements for dried fruit bars and specialty produce items. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, independent school districts, county boards of commissioners managing senior services, and municipal school boards, with state agencies and school districts appearing as repeat buyers across the recent opportunity block. The predominant pattern is competitive sealed bidding (IFB or ITB notices) rather than RFP, with response windows typically two to three weeks and firm fixed pricing required for the contract period, often with CPI-indexed adjustment provisions at renewal.

Recent activity shows geographic spread across the South and West, with particular concentration in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (S2910000017453, bids due July 31, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (IWQ 140229, quotes due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a quarterly basis under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (multiple solicitations, June and August 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing a statewide IFB for food and consumable products to supply state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0017449, bids due July 13, 2026); and Austin Independent School District requesting proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (27RFP004, proposals due July 16, 2026). Contract values where disclosed range from $1.5 million historical spend (Texas HHSC El Paso center) to an estimated $4.5 million maximum over three years (Texas statewide HHSC/DSHS supplemental food procurement). Buy American provisions and domestic content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed products) appear in school nutrition solicitations and are enforced through compliance certification.