UNSPSC 50304410: Fremont oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as fremont oranges

UNSPSC 50304410 Fremont oranges is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code overwhelmingly reflect broader fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child care food service, and institutional meal operations rather than sales of Fremont oranges specifically. School districts across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, and Oregon are soliciting fresh produce contracts that include citrus among dozens of fruit and vegetable line items—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes, and melons—with citrus varieties (oranges, grapefruits, lemons, tangerines) embedded as components of larger produce supply agreements rather than standalone commodity purchases. State and local buyers are issuing Invitations for Bid, Requests for Proposal, and Invitations for Bids through school nutrition departments, child care food programs, and senior services divisions, with evaluation weighting cost heavily (30–50 points), product quality and availability significantly (15–30 points), and vendor qualifications and experience at 10–25 points.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, where 15 school districts and county boards of education have posted fresh produce bids since early 2026, followed by Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Oregon (Central Point School District), and California (Santa Clara County corrections). Recent representative opportunities include the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System soliciting 72 produce line items with bids due April 23, 2026 (IFB Bid 26-34); McAllen Independent School District requesting fresh produce proposals due March 6, 2026 under RFP 2026-1029 for 31 school campuses; the GEC Buying Cooperative (coordinating 30 Georgia school districts) issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs with proposals due March 4, 2026 and estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas; and Austin Independent School District requesting fresh produce and a la carte beverages proposals due March 11, 2026 under RFP 26RFP034. All solicitations mandate Buy American compliance (7 CFR 210.21(d)), HACCP plans, weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites or institutional locations, and firm fixed pricing throughout the contract term, typically one year with renewal options extending two to five years. Citrus and other fresh produce remain fungible commodities within these large institutional contracts; vendors compete on total landed cost, delivery reliability, product quality compliance, and food safety documentation rather than on a single fruit variety.