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 represents a single fresh-produce line item within a broader landscape of state and local procurement of fresh fruits and vegetables for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services. State and local governments procure fresh produce under this code primarily through school districts, correctional and mental-health facilities, senior centers, and regional food-service providers operating child-care programs, with purchasing driven by USDA National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) compliance requirements, health-department food-safety standards, and Buy American domestic-sourcing mandates. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), county boards of education (DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County in Georgia; Collier County in Florida), city school districts (Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin; City of Bridgeport in Connecticut), and specialized food-service operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Solicitations specify produce delivered fresh, inspected, and free of damage or blemishes, with vendors required to maintain refrigerated trucks, comply with HACCP plans, carry minimum general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million), and meet prevailing-wage requirements where applicable. Pricing is typically cost-plus-service-fee or firm fixed-price on a per-pound or per-case basis with no fuel surcharges permitted, and contracts run one year or longer with optional renewals. Evaluation weighs cost heavily (30–40% of scoring), product quality and food-safety compliance, service capability, and local-vendor or diverse-business status where designated.

Recent activity spans Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetables for the Palestine facility (IFB IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and for the Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (ITB IW267420 and IW267411, both due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small-business set-aside (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin sourcing and diversity preference (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia sought over 200 fresh-produce line items for the 2026–27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), and Bartow County School System in Georgia requested local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026). School nutrition programs dominate procurement volume, with Bridgeport Board of Education seeking over 1,100 grocery-item line items including produce under National School Lunch Program Buy American rules (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas estimating $969,460.94 for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026).