UNSPSC 50305016: Hamlin oranges

The variety of oranges known as hamlin oranges

UNSPSC 50305016 Hamlin oranges is a Commodity code capturing the procurement of fresh oranges and citrus fruit by state and local institutional buyers, particularly school districts, state correctional and mental health facilities, senior services divisions, and county or municipal food-service operations. The code reflects purchasing for large-scale food service and nutrition programs rather than retail produce sales. Buyers procure Hamlin oranges as components of institutional meal programs — school lunch, breakfast service, child care nutrition (CACFP), senior meal delivery, and correctional or mental health facility dining — typically specified within larger fresh produce or grocery line-item solicitations. Order volumes are measured in cases, pallets, or bulk weekly deliveries; quality and ripeness standards are often specified by reference to industry guides or USDA standards, with delivery timing (early morning, before noon, or twice weekly) a key operational requirement. Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Early County, Bryan County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Dougherty County in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county or municipal food-service or senior divisions (Collier County Parks & Recreation, City of San Antonio Senior Services, DeSoto County Schools, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and specialized nutrition programs (CACFP meal providers). No single repeat buyer dominates; solicitations are distributed across multiple state and local jurisdictions.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut, with additional recent solicitations from Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable supply solicitations for its Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine food warehouses (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376, response dates October 2026), the Illinois Department of Mental Health's fresh fruits and vegetables contract for Madden Mental Health Center in Hines (27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small business set-aside (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026 with bi-weekly deliveries of specified produce), Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana RFB 4162 (annual value $78,000 for September 2026–June 2027, requiring 150-count cases, 5"–5.5" length, ripeness stages 3.5–4.5), and multiple school nutrition RFPs and IFBs across Georgia counties. Buy American provisions (51% domestic content minimum) appear in school lunch solicitations; prevailing wage compliance is required in Illinois; local-vendor preferences (5–10 point weighting or price-matching thresholds) apply in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Wisconsin procurements. Insurance minimums ($500,000–$1,000,000 general liability) and HACCP plans are standard. Most contracts run one fiscal or school year (July–June or September–August) with optional one-to-two-year renewal terms, and award timing typically follows 30–60 days after bid opening.