UNSPSC 50202407: Mandarin juice

UNSPSC 50202407 Mandarin juice is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local solicitation activity aligned with its nominal scope. Of the recent opportunities tagged to this code, only one—the Georgia Department of Education's RFP for Smart Snack approved beverages (posted October 5, 2026, due November 2, 2026)—explicitly names juice as part of a broader beverage procurement spanning carbonated drinks, water, sports drinks, and juices for schools throughout Georgia. The remaining opportunities in the dataset address general food procurement, school lunch programs, dairy and juice products in bundled commodity lots, and snack items for state facilities, but do not isolate mandarin juice or citrus juice as a distinct line item or focus. State and local purchasing under this code appears to be driven by school districts and state health and human services agencies procuring beverages as components of larger nutrition and food-service contracts rather than as standalone juice products. Issuing bodies include state departments of education, school districts, county boards of education, and state health and human services commissions.

The geographic footprint of recent activity spans Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Illinois, with the heaviest concentration in Texas (multiple HHSC and Comptroller procurements for dairy and juice products) and Georgia (county school systems and the state department of education). The Georgia Department of Education's Smart Snacks RFP is the clearest recent signal for beverage procurement including juices, requiring vendors to deliver to schools statewide with compliance to federal nutrition standards and pricing on a per-unit basis with volume discount schedules. The Texas Comptroller's statewide IFB for dairy and juice products (posted August 7, 2026, due August 25, 2026) covers fruit juices including orange, pineapple, and apple varieties for delivery to multiple state facilities, though this opportunity bundles juices with dairy rather than isolating citrus products. Overall, mandarin juice procurement at state and local level appears embedded in multi-category food and beverage supply contracts rather than solicited as a specialty item, limiting direct pursuit opportunities under this specific code.