UNSPSC 50305016: Hamlin oranges

The variety of oranges known as hamlin oranges

UNSPSC 50305016 Hamlin oranges is a Commodity code representing fresh citrus fruit that state and local governments procure for school meal programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show that this code captures a narrow product category within the broader fresh produce procurement ecosystem—state and local agencies are buying fresh produce across wide product mixes, but when they tag an opportunity with 50305016, they are nominally specifying Hamlin oranges or a close citrus equivalent. However, the recent opportunities in the source material show almost no direct solicitation for Hamlin oranges specifically. Instead, the code appears in a system where broad fresh produce RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs—covering dozens of line items from apples to zucchini—are occasionally tagged with narrow commodity codes that do not match the actual scope of work. The issuing bodies pursuing fresh produce contracts include school nutrition programs across multiple states (Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon), county boards of education, independent school districts, head start and child care programs, and one correctional food service operation. The activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Texas) with secondary activity in the Mountain West and Northeast.

Recent opportunities making only incidental reference to citrus or tagged with this code include the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline covering 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty items; the Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) sealed bid for fresh produce with 40 line items due June 16, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (Douglas County School System, Georgia) for 72 produce line items across two geographic areas serving 30 districts, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across both areas. None of these solicitations identified Hamlin oranges as a primary focus; all instead solicited mixed produce on a line-item basis. If your firm pursues this code, treat it as a proxy entry point into broad school nutrition and institutional fresh produce procurement rather than a targeted citrus play. Opportunities under 50305016 reflect demand routing through fragmented, decentralized school districts and food service operations rather than centralized commodity procurement, making it a low-concentration, high-touch market with frequent small and mid-sized awards.