UNSPSC 50304442: Temple oranges

A cross between a mandarin and a sweet orange

UNSPSC 50304442 Temple oranges is a Commodity code representing a single fresh citrus product line that state and local governments buy primarily through school nutrition and child care food programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and child nutrition consortiums procuring temple oranges as one item within broader fresh produce contracts serving students in National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA-funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable programs. The code sits within a much larger procurement ecosystem where template oranges compete alongside dozens of other produce line items—bananas, apples, carrots, broccoli, strawberries, tomatoes—in consolidated food service bids. Issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts, school nutrition programs, and child care agencies: K–12 districts in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and other states; county boards of education; independent school districts; Head Start organizations; and cooperative purchasing consortiums that aggregate demand across multiple districts. These agencies buy fresh produce on fixed-price contracts running 12 months, typically from July through June aligned to the school year, with weekly or twice-weekly delivery to central kitchens and individual school sites.

Geographic activity in the source spans Texas (Edinburg, McAllen, Austin), Georgia (multiple counties including Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Savannah-Chatham, Liberty, Muscogee, and Henry Counties), Florida (Hillsborough County, Tampa), Connecticut (Meriden), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Oregon (Central Point), with the heaviest recent concentration in Georgia school nutrition procurement. Representative opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce bid due June 26, 2026, specifying over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, citrus fruits, berries, and root vegetables for school meal service; the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 issued February 4, 2026, covering fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending split across two geographic areas and due March 4, 2026; and the Bulloch County School District local produce RFP issued April 3, 2026, seeking 24 fresh produce items grown within 200 miles with proposals due May 4, 2026. These solicitations typically use weighted evaluation criteria favoring cost (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), and vendor qualifications and references (10–25 points), with Buy American requirements, HACCP plans, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2 million, and no fuel surcharges permitted in delivered pricing.