UNSPSC 50202413: Tangerine juice

UNSPSC 50202413 Tangerine juice, a Commodity code, encompasses juice products supplied to state and local institutional food service operations, including schools, correctional facilities, mental health centers, and health and human services agencies. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal a broader buying pattern than the nominal category name suggests: jurisdictions are procuring tangerine juice and related 100% fruit juice products as components of larger comprehensive food and beverage contracts serving meal programs. State and local buyers include school districts (elementary through high school), county board of education systems, city departments of public purchases on behalf of schools, state health and human services commissions, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and child and adult care food program operators. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple districts and consolidated purchasing cooperatives managing simultaneous procurements; state health agencies and correctional departments represent a secondary segment focused on institutional food service to captive populations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Illinois based on recent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies (due August 4, 2026) specifying 100% fruit juice alongside five supply categories for 400 children daily; the Pinellas County School District RFP 26JG021 for milk, dairy, and juice products across 117 facilities (due June 11, 2026, valued at approximately $22.5 million over two years); the Clark County School District, Nevada RFP 26027AIT for beverages including juice box products in aseptic shelf-stable packaging with estimated annual servings ranging from 640,000 to 4,600,000 units (due April 30, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017418 for dairy products and juices to state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide (due July 15, 2026, $1.6 million annual value). Buy American provisions, USDA compliance, and nutritional standards (including whole grain, low-sodium, nut-free, and no artificial color requirements) are standard evaluation criteria. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 (school year basis) or specify fiscal-year terms, with firm fixed pricing required for initial periods and quarterly or semi-annual adjustments permitted thereafter based on indexed market data such as the Consumer Price Index or USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reporting.