UNSPSC 50305013: Chinotto oranges

The variety of oranges known as chinotto oranges

UNSPSC 50305013 Chinotto oranges is a Commodity code representing a single specialty citrus product line. State and local governments buying under this code procure fresh oranges and related citrus fruits for institutional food service — primarily correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior services, and child care programs. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations explicitly for chinotto oranges; instead, state and local bodies are purchasing general fresh produce, including oranges as line items within broader commodity categories. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issues multiple fresh fruit and vegetable supply solicitations for its food warehouses and institutional facilities, Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health request fresh produce contracts for correctional and mental health facilities, and school districts across Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Texas, and other states solicit fresh fruit contracts as part of child nutrition programs. These issuing bodies are correctional agencies, state mental health departments, school nutrition programs, county boards of education, senior services divisions, and child care organizations. A representative recent opportunity is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (RFP due October 19, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center small purchase for fresh fruits and vegetables with weekly deliveries (due August 14, 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Texas shows heavy correctional-facility purchasing through TDCJ with multiple concurrent solicitations across food warehouses in Snyder, Huntsville (Wynne), and Palestine. Georgia school districts — Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, and Early County — solicit fresh produce for school meal programs. Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan School District bids separately for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding. Illinois institutional procurement through Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health covers correctional and mental health facilities. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicits food services including produce at North Collier Regional Park (ITN due March 6, 2025). School districts and correctional facilities represent the dominant buyer profile, with most solicitations issued as RFQ, RFB, IFB, or ITN vehicles. No opportunities in the block are tagged exclusively to chinotto oranges; the code sits within a broader fresh produce ecosystem where oranges compete alongside apples, bananas, berries, and seasonal citrus as commodity substitutes.