UNSPSC 50202421: Mandarin concentrate

A condensed liquid form of the manderin fruit which has had the majority of its base component, primarily water, removed.

UNSPSC 50202421 Mandarin concentrate, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities classified under this code involve broad school nutrition and institutional food service contracts—milk, dairy, juices, fresh produce, grocery staples, and meal program supplies—rather than mandarin concentrate or citrus products specifically. The code's nominal scope and the work being solicited show a significant mismatch; mandarin concentrate appears in only one solicitation incidentally, as part of a wider beverage category within a Texas CACFP meal program.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing food service under this code include school districts (Pinellas County Schools Florida, Burke County and Muscogee County in Georgia, Hancock County in Mississippi, Meriden Public Schools Connecticut, Rockwood R-VI Missouri, and Douglas County Georgia), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), cities (Bridgeport Connecticut, Edinburg Texas), counties (Montgomery County Pennsylvania), and correctional facilities. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia) also present. Recent solicitations span Texas (Edinburg CACFP RFP 2026-017 due August 4, 2026; Texas HHSC dairy and juice IFB due July 15, 2026), Connecticut (Bridgeport IFB for grocery items and commodities, June 26–30, 2026; Meriden RFP for groceries and USDA foods due February 25, 2026), Florida (Pinellas County Schools bid for milk, dairy, and juice due June 11, 2026 with $22.5 million estimated value over two years), Georgia (Douglas County RFP for produce and eggs due March 4, 2026 with $5.5 million estimated spend; Hancock County IFB for fresh produce due June 26, 2026), and Missouri (Rockwood School District grocery bid due April 29, 2026 serving 6,900 daily lunch participants). The geographic spread reflects concentrated activity in the Southeast and Southwest, particularly Texas and Georgia school districts. Because the code's UNSPSC designation does not align with the actual scope of work being procured—which emphasizes full meal program supplies, dairy products, juices, and produce rather than mandarin concentrate—buyers and vendors should verify correct code classification before pursuing opportunities listed under this code.