UNSPSC 50304411: Golden nugget oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as golden nugget oranges

UNSPSC 50304411 Golden nugget oranges is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, covers fresh citrus fruit sourcing for institutional food service operations—primarily school districts, but also child and adult care food programs and other public nutrition services. State and local governments procuring under this code are acquiring fresh produce as components of broader meal programs serving students, seniors, and vulnerable populations, with citrus appearing as one line item within larger fresh fruit and vegetable contracts rather than as a standalone procurement category. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts across multiple states—Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Glynn County Board of Education and Bulloch County Schools in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, and others—supplemented by occasional CACFP and senior services agencies. These jurisdictions source citrus through competitive bid processes (IFB, RFB, RFP) that typically bundle produce with other fresh fruits, vegetables, and sometimes nonfood items, with emphasis on domestic sourcing, HACCP compliance, and delivery scheduling to multiple school sites or program locations.

Recent citrus activity concentrates in the Southeast and South-Central states. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response July 29, 2026), with geographic sourcing preference within Wisconsin or 400 miles of Madison. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty citrus (kiwis, mangos, papayas), with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. Bulloch County Schools (Georgia) issued IFP PE55612NONST2027000000031 on April 3, 2026, for locally grown produce within 200 miles of Bulloch County, including Vidalia onions and citrus varieties (Kisses, Kishus, Satsumas, Tangerines), with proposals due May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, posted RFP 2026-017 (CACFP Meal Program 2025-2026) on July 16, 2026, for food and nonfood items supporting 400 children, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and response deadline August 4, 2026. Golden nugget oranges, as a Commodity code, appears rarely as a line item title in these opportunities; instead, citrus moves through Family- or Class-level fresh produce and grocery codes where multiple fruit varieties compete on price, delivery reliability, and compliance with nutrition standards and Buy American provisions.