UNSPSC 50373436: Canned or jarred organic fantasy seedless grapes

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

UNSPSC 50373436 Canned or jarred organic fantasy seedless grapes is a Commodity code that does not map to recent state and local procurement activity. The nominal code name suggests specialized processed fruit inventory—specifically organically certified seedless grapes in shelf-stable packaging—yet the recent solicitations recorded under this code span general food service procurement for institutional foodservice operations across school districts, county nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and state veterans' homes. The mismatch is substantial: Gwinnett County's IFB for shelf-stable food items (canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, vegetables), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITBs for canned applesauce, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables (bread, proteins, dairy, frozen specialty foods), and Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps bear no practical relationship to organic seedless grapes. The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all taxonomy for institutional food purchasing rather than as a descriptor of the actual commodity being procured.

The issuing-body mix reflects core institutional buyers: county boards of education (Hancock County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agency foodservice operations (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas TDCJ, HHSC), independent school districts (Austin ISD), and county social-services departments (Gwinnett County). Recent activity concentrates in the South and Upper Midwest—Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut—with solicitations posted between May and October 2026. The frequency and dollar scale of institutional food procurement (Texas HHS historical value $1.5 million annually; TDCJ cafeteria food across five geographic regions; weekly food orders at multiple state veterans' homes) underscore the operational importance of these suppliers, though the code classification itself provides minimal guidance for pursuing work in this category.