UNSPSC 50304426: Natsudaidai mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50304426 Natsudaidai mandarin oranges, a Commodity code, tracks state and local procurement of fresh citrus and other fruit and vegetable supply contracts that move through institutional food service channels—including school nutrition programs, corrections and detention facilities, mental health treatment centers, senior services, and specialized procurement vehicles such as cooperative purchasing. Recent solicitations show that this code captures a wider range of fresh produce procurement than the nominal commodity name suggests; state and local buyers use it for broad fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply agreements, institutional cafeteria provisioning, and specialized delivery-based food service for captive populations. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state mental health agencies, county school districts, municipal park authorities, Head Start programs, and city senior services divisions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations across food warehouse locations; school nutrition programs in Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, and Connecticut dominate recent activity, reflecting the National School Lunch Program and breakfast-program funding cycle. Institutional buyers impose rigorous compliance requirements including HACCP plans, food-safety certifications, prevailing-wage compliance in some jurisdictions, Buy American provisions, and extensive insurance mandates.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida, with significant school-district procurement across the Southeast. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurement for its Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (IW267376 and IW267420, RFP, responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's bids for petite bananas and fresh-fruit-and-vegetable snacks with sourcing restricted to within 400 miles of Madison (RFB 4162 and RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, estimated value $78,000 annually for bananas); Hancock County Board of Education's over-200-line-item fresh-produce procurement for the 2026–27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); and Bartow County School System's local-produce sourcing initiative requiring vendors to supply fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026). Collier County Parks and Recreation is operating a food-concession ITN at North Collier Regional Park with a three-year term and two one-year renewal options (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025). School districts regularly weight cost at 30–40 percent of evaluation, with quality, service delivery, and compliance making up the remainder; small-business, minority-owned, and woman-owned enterprise certifications earn preference points in many jurisdictions.