UNSPSC 50304403: Cleopatra mandarin oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as cleopatra mandarin oranges

UNSPSC 50304403 Cleopatra mandarin oranges (Commodity) represents a niche specialty citrus product within state and local food service procurement, though recent contract opportunities show the code receives minimal direct activity—most posting bodies source fresh citrus through broader fresh produce or citrus fruit categories rather than specifying individual mandarin varieties by name. Recent solicitations across school districts, child care programs, and correctional facilities procure citrus in bulk through general fresh fruit lines that bundle apples, oranges, bananas, and other produce, rather than requesting Cleopatra mandarins as a distinct line item. The issuing bodies span state departments (Georgia), county school systems (Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County in Georgia; Hancock County in Mississippi; Henry County in Georgia; McAllen ISD in Texas; Hillsborough County in Florida; Austin ISD in Texas; Meriden in Connecticut), city school districts (Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts), child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas; Head Start of Greater Dallas), and correctional facilities (Santa Clara County, California).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school nutrition procurement, with secondary activity in Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026), which bundles fresh fruits including citrus within a five-category supply scope; Hancock County Board of Education Georgia fresh produce bid (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) specifying 200+ produce line items including citrus fruits without mandarin-variety granularity; and GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce items for 30 Georgia districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million statewide. None of the recent solicitations identified in the source name Cleopatra mandarins, a proprietary cultivar, as a distinct specification. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize it sits within institutional fresh fruit procurement but verify actual citrus sourcing patterns through the general produce specification sheets and bid tables attached to school district and food service RFPs, which often list citrus by type (oranges, tangerines, lemons) without cultivar differentiation, making direct Cleopatra mandarin demand difficult to signal from posted notices alone.