UNSPSC 50304402: Clementine tangerines

A variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the mediterranean and in south africa with a a deep reddish orange color and few seeds

UNSPSC 50304402 Clementine tangerines is a Commodity code representing a single fresh citrus fruit product line that state and local governments procure primarily through school district food service programs, child care facilities, and senior services departments. Recent state and local solicitations show that clementines and related small citrus varieties (tangerines, Satsumas, Kisses, Kishus) are bought as components of broader fresh produce contracts serving child nutrition, school breakfast and lunch programs, and senior meal programs, rather than as standalone line items. The code sees activity primarily through school nutrition RFPs, RFQs, and sealed bid procurements that bundle clementines with dozens of other produce items in comprehensive food service contracts. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes, county boards of education, independent school districts, Head Start programs, and city senior services departments, with the heaviest concentration of recent solicitations from Georgia school systems and Texas independent school districts.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and South, particularly Georgia, Texas, and Florida, where multiple school districts have issued fresh produce bids incorporating citrus varieties. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting fresh produce including citrus fruits for the 2026-27 school year through IFB #SN002-2027 with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Bulloch County School District (Georgia) seeking locally-grown produce including Satsuma tangerines and Kisses within 200 miles for its Farm to School program through IFP with proposals due May 4, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative (Georgia) requesting fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two geographic areas through RFP SN 26-004 with proposals due March 4, 2026. Clementines appear as one line among 40 to 72 produce items in these contracts, typically specified by case count and pack size. Buy American provisions requiring domestic or 51-percent-domestic content, HACCP certification, and delivery to multiple school sites are standard compliance requirements. Contract values for comprehensive produce procurements range from approximately $78,000 annually (single-item banana contracts) to over $5.5 million for multi-district cooperative purchases, placing clementine supply opportunities within larger institutional food service relationships rather than as isolated commodity buys.