UNSPSC 50304432: Pixie oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as pixie oranges

UNSPSC 50304432 Pixie oranges is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh citrus fruit procurement for institutional food service operations, particularly correctional facilities, schools, healthcare facilities, and senior services programs. State and local governments buying under this code are sourcing fresh produce — often citrus, bananas, mixed fruits and vegetables, and value-added items like pre-cut or portion-controlled options — primarily through school nutrition programs, state departments of corrections, county and municipal health and human services divisions, and special-purpose districts. Institutional buyers emphasize USDA compliance, food-safety certifications, delivery reliability, and competitive unit pricing on fixed contracts, often with weekly or bi-weekly delivery cycles to multiple sites. The code shows broad issuing-body participation across school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Early County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, DeSoto County School District), state corrections and mental-health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city human-services operations (Collier County Parks and Recreation, City of San Antonio Senior Services, Bartow County School System), and nonprofit food-service intermediaries (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition).

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida, with the strongest volume in school-nutrition programs sourcing fresh produce for child-meal compliance. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine facility, RFP due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 (petite bananas, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026), the City of Bridgeport BNB052266 (grocery items including fresh fruits and vegetables for school lunch, over 1,100 line items, contract July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027), and Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 (fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with 51% domestic Buy American requirement, due June 26, 2026). Collier County's ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (due March 6, 2025) illustrates concession-model procurement with a 10-point local-vendor preference. School districts typically apply geographic sourcing preferences (Bartow County specifies 400-mile radius local farms; Madison Metropolitan applies Wisconsin-only and 400-mile filters) and often weight diverse-owned business status. Competitive factors include cost (typically 30–40% of evaluation points), service level and fill-rate guarantees (95–98% minimums common), food-safety compliance (HACCP plans required), and traceability documentation. Set-asides appear sporadically — Illinois Department of Corrections (small business), Head Start of Greater Dallas (small/minority/woman-owned encouraged but not mandatory) — while Buy American provisions are standard in school-lunch and corrections facilities. Payment terms run Net 30 to Net 45 days, and insurance minimums range from $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability depending on contract size and jurisdiction.