UNSPSC 50305000: Oranges

Any of several species of small trees or shrubs in the genus citrus of the rue or citrus family and their fruits. Grown in tropical and subtropical regions, the nearly round fruits have leathery, oily rinds and edible, juicy inner flesh rich in vitamin c.

UNSPSC 50305000 Oranges, a Class code, does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying under this category based on recent procurement activity. While the code nominally describes a single citrus commodity, the recent opportunities block shows only tangential citrus purchasing and predominantly captures broad school nutrition, child care, and correctional food service procurement spanning hundreds of produce and grocery line items. The City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) is procuring five supply categories including fruits and vegetables for a CACFP meal program; Madison Metropolitan School District issued a specific IFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) requesting 70–90 cases weekly of petite bananas; and Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) listed oranges as one commodity among 200+ produce line items. Issuing bodies span school districts, municipal departments, county boards of education, and state agencies across Texas, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, and California, with school nutrition programs dominating the recent activity. The mix includes traditional IFBs and RFPs for annual school meal supply contracts, seasonal fresh fruit and vegetable programs funded by USDA grants, and child care facility meal support. Most solicitations weight cost at 30–50 points but also evaluate vendor qualifications, product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with Buy American and HACCP requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Glynn County, and the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts statewide), with significant secondary activity in Texas (City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and scattered solicitations in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and California. A representative early-stage opportunity is the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026, issued February 4, 2026) procuring fresh produce and eggs for two geographic areas across Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million; another is the DeSoto County School District sealed-bid procurement (due June 22, 2026) requesting fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites on a cost-plus-fee model. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for oranges as a standalone commodity—oranges appear only as one line item within comprehensive multi-hundred-item food procurement solicitations. Pursuit viability depends on whether your firm can serve as a primary food distributor meeting USDA compliance, HACCP certification, and weekly delivery to school and child-care sites across geographically dispersed locations, not as a citrus specialist.