UNSPSC 50304409: Fremont mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50304409 Fremont mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity documented in recent solicitations. The code nominally identifies a single produce item, yet recent state and local opportunities posted under this code span comprehensive school nutrition, child care food program, senior services, and institutional food service procurements encompassing dozens of fresh produce line items, eggs, frozen foods, and beverages. School districts and child care authorities dominate the issuing-body mix, with solicitations from independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan, McAllen, Austin, Hillsborough County, Meriden, Central Point, Bulloch County, Glynn County, and others), county school boards (DeSoto, Hancock, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Henry, Liberty, Bryan, Dougherty, Early), state departments (Georgia Department of Education through cooperative purchasing), and specialized providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of San Antonio senior services, County of Santa Clara detention facility). Repeat soliciting bodies include Georgia school districts appearing multiple times with fresh produce RFPs and IFBs across spring and early summer 2026. Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (more than a dozen recent opportunities), with additional solicitations in Texas (McAllen, Austin, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP program), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Oregon (Central Point), and California (Santa Clara County). The code shows no recent activity aligned with Fremont mandarin oranges specifically; instead, it captures broad institutional procurement of fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and specialty produce items.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope mismatch. The City of Edinburg, Texas posted RFP 2026-017 on July 16, 2026 (response due August 4, 2026) seeking food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children, with a five-category scope including beverages, paper goods, food products spanning proteins and produce, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items—far broader than a single citrus variety. Madison Metropolitan School District issued two RFBs on July 8, 2026 (due July 29, 2026): IFB 4162 for petite bananas alone (estimated $78,000 annual value) and IFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with produce sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison. The GEC Buying Cooperative (30 Georgia school districts) released RFP SN 26-004 on February 4, 2026 (due March 4, 2026) covering roughly 72 produce line items across two geographic areas with combined estimated annual spending near $5.5 million. Opportunities consistently require Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, traceability, liability insurance, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery to multiple school or institutional sites. The code's nominal scope (Fremont mandarins) bears little relationship to the procurement activity actually documented, suggesting either misclassification at posting or a data-entry error in the UNSPSC assignments.