UNSPSC 50202407: Mandarin juice

UNSPSC 50202407 Mandarin juice is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of juices and juice-based beverages for institutional food service, though recent solicitations show a broader pattern of citrus and mixed-fruit juice buying alongside milk and dairy products in bundled nutrition contracts. State and local school districts dominate the recent activity, joined by state health and human services agencies procuring for correctional and medical facilities, county school systems, and municipal education departments. The work being solicited ranges from small-purchase juice deliveries to comprehensive food-service contracts where juice appears as one line item among hundreds. Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Pennsylvania show the most recent activity, with school nutrition programs and state facility food services as the primary buyers.

The Pinellas County School District (Florida) solicited sealed electronic bids on June 11, 2026 under solicitation 26JG021 for Milk, Dairy & Juice Products, with a two-year contract commencing August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2028 covering approximately 117 district facilities and valued at approximately $22.5 million across all renewal options. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017418 on June 22, 2026 for statewide Dairy Products and Juices serving state hospitals and state-supported living centers, with responses due July 15, 2026 and a historical monetary value of $1.6 million annually ($3.2 million over the initial two-year period). The City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP 2026-017, August 4, 2026) and Bridgeport, Connecticut (BNB052266, June 30, 2026) both solicited groceries and beverages to support school meal programs. The Illinois Department of Mental Health's John J. Madden Mental Health Center issued a small-purchase solicitation on June 1, 2026 for weekly juice delivery with responses due June 5, 2026, though contract value and term were not specified. Most institutional buyers apply Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients in processed products), HACCP plans, and delivery schedules tied to school operating calendars or facility meal service windows. Local-vendor preferences appear in some Texas jurisdictions under state statute; no set-asides by SBE, MBE, WBE, or DBE designation are specified across the recent opportunities.