UNSPSC 50202400: Fresh citrus juice or concentrate

Citrus juice are those that contain a high proportion of citric acid giving them their characteristic astringent odour and flavour and are also good sources of vitamin c. Juices are made by extracting the liquid part of a vegetable or fruit. They may contain a mixture of vegetables or fruits and will commonly retain the taste of the primary ingredient. Concentrate is a condensed liquid form of the product which has had the majority of its base component, primarily water, removed. Generally, concentrate solids do not contain pulp, seeds or rind.

UNSPSC 50202400 Fresh citrus juice or concentrate is a Class code that encompasses beverages sourced from citrus fruits — primarily orange, apple, grapefruit, and mixed-fruit juices in liquid or concentrate form — procured by state and local governments for child nutrition programs, institutional food service, and correctional facilities. State and local solicitations under this code reflect the actual buying pattern: juice appears as a line item within broader meal-service and grocery procurements for school districts, state health agencies, and correctional systems rather than as a standalone commodity. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with recent activity also involving state departments of health and human services, city school boards, and county correctional facilities. The scope spans ready-to-drink juice in half-pint cartons for student consumption (the dominant use case in child nutrition), five-gallon institutional dispensers for kitchen and cafeteria service, and shelf-stable juice products for state-supported living centers and hospital food service. Procurement is typically bundled within larger food and beverage RFPs and IFBs that segment juice alongside milk, dairy products, and other beverages, though a small number of solicitations treat juice as part of general grocery or commodity categories.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, with recent solicitations from the Pinellas County School District (Florida), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving statewide facilities, the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), multiple Georgia school districts including Douglas County, Hancock County, Burke County, and Muscogee County, the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Montgomery County Corrections (Pennsylvania). Representative recent opportunities include the Pinellas County School District's June 2026 sealed electronic bid for Milk, Dairy & Juice Products with an approximate two-year contract value of $22.5 million (bids due June 11, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017418 for Dairy Products and Juices statewide with a historical annual value of $1.6 million and a two-year contract value of $3.2 million (responses due July 15, 2026); and the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items including beverages and juices as part of the National School Lunch Program (bids due June 30, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear consistently across school district procurements. Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–45 percent, with remaining points allocated to qualifications, service capability, and product quality or nutritional value.