UNSPSC 50304437: Sampson tangelo oranges

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

UNSPSC 50304437 Sampson tangelo oranges is a Commodity code that captures fresh citrus procurement within state and local institutional food-service operations. In practice, state and local buyers under this code purchase fresh produce—not solely tangelos—as part of broader food-supply contracts for correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school districts, senior services, and child-care programs. Recent solicitations show that issuing bodies tag fresh-produce buys with this code even when the scope spans apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and dozens of other items alongside or instead of tangelos, reflecting how procurement taxonomy often misaligns with actual purchasing activity. The work involves vendor selection and ongoing supply of fresh fruits and vegetables meeting USDA standards, food-safety compliance, delivery schedules, temperature control, quality assurance, and competitive pricing. Issuing bodies range from state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health) to county school systems (Bryan County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District), cities and school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Madison Metropolitan School District), and specialized agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Collier County Parks and Recreation, Bartow County School System).

Activity clusters heavily in Texas, Georgia, and the Midwest, with recent solicitations from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (three separate food-warehouse produce buys posted in late September and October 2026), multiple Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County), and Illinois facilities (Department of Corrections at Joliet, Department of Mental Health at Madden Mental Health Center). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurement for the Palestine facility (solicitation IW267376, due October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh-produce quotes for Joliet Treatment Center (solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, small-business set-aside, due September 3, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District's petite-banana bid (RFB 4162, estimated annual value $78,000, due July 29, 2026). Collier County's North Collier Regional Park food-services procurement (ITN, due March 6, 2025) and the City of Edinburg's Child and Adult Care Food Program meal-supply RFP (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) show that produce procurement often bundles with broader food-and-nonfood-supply contracts. School districts consistently dominate this code's activity, reflecting the volume of National School Lunch Program and breakfast-program purchasing across dozens of jurisdictions annually.