UNSPSC 50304441: Tangerina oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as tangerina oranges

UNSPSC 50304441 Tangerina oranges is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh citrus and other produce items for institutional food service operations, though the recent solicitation activity under this code spans a substantially broader range of fresh fruits and vegetables than tangerines alone. State and local governments buying under this code include corrections departments, school districts, county health and senior services divisions, and city departments of human services. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for prison food warehouses (Wynne and Snyder), while the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside and the Illinois Department of Mental Health requested fresh fruits and vegetables for Madden Mental Health Center. School districts represent the largest issuing-body cohort, with Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, and multiple Georgia school districts—Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, DeSoto County, and Early County—soliciting comprehensive fresh produce lines. Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsors such as the City of Edinburg, Texas and Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. are regular buyers. Counties and cities also procure produce for senior services and park concessions, as exemplified by Collier County's food services RFP for North Collier Regional Park and San Antonio's produce market services for senior centers.

The majority of recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable delivery RFP for Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana RFB 4162 and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks RFB 4163 (both due July 29, 2026, with annual contract values of $78,000 and per-pound pricing respectively), and Hancock County Board of Education's 200+ line-item fresh produce IFB for the 2026–2027 school year (bids due June 26, 2026). DeSoto County School District's fresh produce procurement for 41 school sites called for bi-annual fixed-fee plus reimbursable-cost pricing with weekly deliveries and 97 percent service-level requirements (bids due June 22, 2026). Evaluation criteria across school district and institutional solicitations consistently weight cost at 30–40 percent, product quality and compliance at 20–35 percent, and vendor qualifications and experience at 10–20 percent; Buy American provisions mandate 51 percent domestic agricultural content on many school contracts, and local-vendor preferences worth 5–15 evaluation points apply in Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. Most institutional produce contracts run July through June to align with school and fiscal years, with one-year terms and one- to four-year renewal options standard.