UNSPSC 50304430: Ortanique tangerines

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as ortanique tangerines

UNSPSC 50304430 Ortanique tangerines is a Commodity code representing a single specialty citrus fruit product. State and local governments procure ortanique tangerines primarily as part of broader fresh produce supply contracts for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional food services. The code does not generate standalone solicitations; ortanique tangerines appear instead as line items within comprehensive fresh produce bids alongside apples, bananas, strawberries, and other staple fruits. Recent procurement activity shows no direct solicitation exclusively for ortanique tangerines—the commodity is embedded in larger meal-service contracts where school districts and child nutrition programs specify multiple citrus varieties (including tangerines, oranges, and specialty citrus) as interchangeable or seasonal components of weekly produce deliveries.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies pursuing this code, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia and Texas, particularly among county and independent school districts managing National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Bulloch County School District's RFP for local produce (IFP posted April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026), which specified tangerines among 24 locally sourced items for the Farm to School program; the Dougherty County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (IFB posted May 19, 2026, due June 16, 2026), which included oranges and citrus; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multi-district produce RFP across Georgia (SN 26-004, posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026), covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million on fresh produce and eggs. Ortanique tangerines, when specified, compete on cost and seasonal availability within broader citrus line items rather than as a discrete procurement category, making them a commodity of secondary strategic importance within institutional meal-service contracting.