UNSPSC 50304415: Honeybelle tangelo oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as honeybelle tangelo oranges

UNSPSC 50304415 Honeybelle tangelo oranges is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service programs for schools, senior services, and child care facilities. Recent solicitations show this code tagged against child nutrition contracts, though the actual scope spans comprehensive fresh produce procurement where citrus fruits appear as line items alongside apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, and dozens of other produce varieties. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (independent and county-based), child care food programs including Head Start, and municipal senior services divisions. Requests for fresh produce dominate the procurement landscape, with solicitations emphasizing USDA compliance, domestic sourcing preferences, HACCP certification, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites or program locations.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, which accounts for approximately one-third of the recent opportunities, followed by Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Oregon, and California. School nutrition programs in Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Henry County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Schools, and Muscogee County Schools in Georgia have each issued separate fresh produce bids between March and July 2026, many with annual contract values in the six to seven figures. Outside Georgia, notable recent activity includes the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP meal program (RFP 2026017, due August 4, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District fresh fruit procurement (RFBs 4162 and 4163, due July 29, 2026 with estimated $78,000 annual value for petite bananas alone), Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida (RFP 26039RFPDST for fresh fruit and vegetable program, estimated $600,000 annually), Austin Independent School District in Texas (RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages), and GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts (SN 26-004, estimated $5.5 million combined annual spend across two geographic areas). Most solicitations are ITBs or RFPs with response dates between late February and early August 2026, emphasizing cost competitiveness at 30–50 percent of evaluation weight, vendor qualifications and experience at 15–25 percent, and product quality and food safety compliance at 10–20 percent. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are rare in the posted opportunities; geographic and local-vendor preferences appear in select Texas and Georgia procurements.