UNSPSC 50304418: Lee mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50304418 Lee mandarin oranges (Commodity) shows limited activity in recent state and local school nutrition procurement, appearing in only one directly relevant opportunity alongside broader fresh-produce solicitations. State and local agencies purchasing under this code are primarily school districts and child care programs procuring fresh produce for meal service; recent opportunities span elementary and secondary schools, Head Start programs, and school-based nutrition services. The most relevant recent solicitation is the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program (RFP 2026-017), posted July 16, 2026 with an August 4, 2026 response deadline, which names beverages, paper goods, food products including fruits, and janitorial supplies as part of a five-category supply contract for 400 children daily. Madison Metropolitan School District and other Georgia school districts have issued recent RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce and grocery items covering dozens of line items per solicitation—including citrus fruits, bananas, apples, and seasonal produce—rather than mandarin oranges as a discrete commodity, suggesting that state and local procurement focuses on commodity-level flexibility and seasonal availability rather than branded or single-variety sourcing.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, and California based on recent district and county solicitations. Texas solicitations (McAllen ISD RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce, Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP, City of Edinburg CACFP RFP 2026-017) emphasize Buy American preferences and domestic sourcing within specified mileage bands. Georgia solicitations dominate the recent record—Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, and the GEC Buying Cooperative SN 26-004 covering 30 districts—with most IFBs and RFPs issued between late February and June 2026 for school year 2026-2027 contracts beginning July 1, 2026. Mandarin oranges are not named in most recent solicitations; instead, districts solicit "oranges," "citrus," or unspecified seasonal produce, indicating that procurement decisions are driven by cost, availability, and nutritional standards rather than cultivar preference. The code sees modest activity—districts typically bundle citrus with broad fresh-produce RFPs rather than issuing line-specific requests for Lee mandarins—making pursuit advisable only when responding to multi-item food-service contracts that allow citrus substitution or when a district explicitly names mandarin variety in specifications.