UNSPSC 50304408: Fortune oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as fortune oranges

UNSPSC 50304408 Fortune oranges is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh citrus fruits—primarily oranges and specialty citrus varieties—through school nutrition programs, senior services, child care facilities, and correctional food services. Recent solicitations show fortune oranges listed alongside broader fresh produce procurement: they appear in school district fruit-and-vegetable contracts serving K–12 meal programs and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) distributions, in cooperative purchasing vehicles aggregating demand across multiple districts, and in child care food program (CACFP) meal service buys. The code encompasses both raw fruit purchased by the case or unit and specialty citrus in mixed-produce offerings. Issuing bodies span school districts (elementary through secondary), county and municipal education authorities, cooperative purchasing consortia, early childhood programs, and senior nutrition divisions; school districts are the dominant buyer segment, particularly those operating centralized purchasing for district-wide meal services.

Geographic activity centers in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin, where recent school district produce contracts name citrus among core fruit offerings. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's fresh fruit and vegetable snacks procurement (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), which specifies sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and includes citrus as an eligible produce category; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB covering multiple apple varieties, berries, citrus fruits including oranges, and specialty items (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Bulloch County Schools' local produce RFP for 24 items including citrus varieties sourced within 200 miles (RFP, due May 4, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative's statewide fresh produce and eggs RFP across 30 Georgia school districts (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026), which specifies citrus fruits as a required line item. Most school district solicitations structure citrus as one component of weekly or seasonal produce delivery tied to National School Lunch Program and breakfast program cycles, with delivery requirements typically Monday–Friday to multiple school sites between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., firm pricing for initial contract periods (often 60–90 days), and Buy American or domestic-sourcing preferences. Activity is strongest in the current fiscal year procurement cycle (mid-March through August 2026) for school year 2026–2027 service start dates.