UNSPSC 50304443: Thornton oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as thornton oranges

UNSPSC 50304443 Thornton oranges is a Commodity code representing a single citrus product line within the broader fresh produce category that state and local governments procure for school meal programs, child nutrition services, and senior services. Recent solicitations show minimal direct purchasing activity specifically tagged to this code; instead, state and local agencies acquire fresh oranges and citrus as line items within comprehensive produce bids that cover dozens of fruit and vegetable varieties simultaneously. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school food authorities—including independent school districts in Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, and Oregon, plus county boards of education and school nutrition programs across multiple states—alongside specialized nutrition programs such as Head Start facilities, senior services divisions, and child and adult care food programs. The scope of actual procurement activity under broader fresh-produce codes (which would encompass oranges by variety) includes weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of produce in case quantities to multiple school sites, with strict quality, temperature, and shelf-life requirements; compliance with USDA and state nutrition standards; HACCP certification; and domestic-sourcing preferences where the Buy American provision or state locational filters apply.

Geographic activity centers on school districts in Georgia (Glynn County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham), Texas (McAllen, Austin, Edinburg), and Florida (Hillsborough County), with additional recent bidding in Connecticut, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Glynn County Board of Education's fresh-produce bid (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026) spanning 60 line items with weekly Tuesday deliveries to 16 schools; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's annual produce contract (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) covering 72 items to 60 school sites; the Bulloch County School District's local-produce RFP (due May 4, 2026) requiring items grown within 200 miles including citrus varieties; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's statewide Georgia fresh-produce procurement (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) across two regions with estimated spending of $5.5 million combined. Citrus fruits including oranges appear as itemized line items in these broader solicitations, typically in 50–1,200-case annual quantities per school district, but no recent opportunities are tagged specifically to the Thornton-orange Commodity code itself.