UNSPSC 50304400: Mandarin oranges or tangerines

A small spiny orange tree of (citrus reticulata) southeastern asia with yellow to reddish orange loose-rinded fruits, among them fruits with deep orange skin and pulp called tangerines

UNSPSC 50304400 Mandarin oranges or tangerines, a Class code, encompasses fresh produce supply contracts that state and local governments use to stock institutional food service operations—including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and regional parks. Recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local buyers are purchasing fresh fruit and vegetable supply and delivery services at scale, often with specific produce line items (apples, bananas, berries, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes) and quality standards such as USDA compliance, HACCP plans, and temperature-controlled delivery. The issuing bodies span state departments of criminal justice and mental health, county school systems, county boards of commissioners, city departments, and special-purpose health coalitions; Texas Department of Criminal Justice and various Georgia school districts appear repeatedly in recent procurement activity. Contracting mechanisms include sealed bids (IFB), requests for proposal (RFP), invitations to negotiate (ITN), and small-purchase procurements, with response dates typically spanning 1–6 weeks from posting.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities at Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville posting solicitations in September–October 2026) and Georgia (multiple school districts—Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County—and DeSoto County Schools in Mississippi posting produce bids in May–June 2026 for the 2026–2027 school year). Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health also appear (Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center in August 2026). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitation for Palestine (IW267376, response due October 19, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners' food services at North Collier Regional Park via ITN (response due March 6, 2025, with local-vendor preference worth 10 points), Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas bid (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, response due July 29, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas' grocery products bid covering 32,409 cases ($969,460.94 estimated value, pre-bid conference April 16, 2026). Buy American provisions and domestic sourcing requirements appear across school district solicitations; several buyers explicitly require 51 percent domestic agricultural content or 400-mile local-sourcing filters, and prevailing wage compliance is mandated in Illinois. Most institutional food service contracts run 12 months with renewal options, delivery requirements span multiple sites or weekly schedules, and minimum liability insurance thresholds typically range from $500,000 to $1 million.