UNSPSC 50304445: Wilkins tangerines

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as wilkins tangerines

UNSPSC 50304445 Wilkins tangerines is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line within the produce family that state and local governments procure for child nutrition, senior services, and institutional food service programs. Recent state and local solicitations show that tangerines appear as a single line item within broad fresh produce contracts rather than as standalone procurements—school districts, child care food program operators, and senior services departments purchase tangerines alongside other citrus, stone fruits, and vegetables as part of comprehensive meal service supply agreements. The issuing bodies span school districts (from small rural districts to large metropolitan systems), county boards of education, city departments operating child and adult care food programs, and specialized child nutrition cooperatives. Most procurement is driven by federal meal program requirements—the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding—which set nutritional specifications, Buy American thresholds, and delivery standards that vendors must meet.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Connecticut based on recent postings, with particularly dense activity among Georgia school districts conducting both individual district procurements and cooperative purchasing through consortia like the GEC Buying Cooperative. Representative recent opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 Fresh Produce and Eggs RFP (responses due March 4, 2026) covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million for produce including citrus varieties, and the Bulloch County School District's Farm to School IFP (responses due May 4, 2026) explicitly naming tangerines and other citrus within a local-produce specification requiring items grown within 200 miles of the school. The City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program RFP (response due August 4, 2026) and Hillsborough County Public Schools Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP (responses due March 11, 2026, with contract value estimated at $600,000) illustrate the scale and frequency of institutional fresh-produce procurement. Tangerines are typically priced per pound or per case, with contract terms running July through June aligned to the school calendar, firm pricing required for initial periods (often 60 to 90 days), and volume commitments tied to estimated student enrollment and meal participation rates. No set-asides specific to this commodity appear in recent solicitations; competition is open to qualified vendors meeting insurance, food safety, traceability, and Buy American compliance requirements.