UNSPSC 50305025: Melogold oranges

The variety of oranges known as melogold oranges

UNSPSC 50305025 Melogold oranges is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy as part of broader fresh produce procurement for institutional food service — schools, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. The code appears in the source alongside dozens of other fresh fruit and vegetable items (bananas, apples, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, berries, and others) rather than as a standalone procurement driver; melogold oranges are one line item within multi-hundred-item food-service solicitations. State and local buyers source fresh produce through school districts, departments of corrections, departments of mental health, county human services divisions, and municipal recreation departments. Institutions require regular supply of fresh fruit and vegetables to meet USDA nutrition standards for school lunch, breakfast, and child care food programs, as well as to support correctional and medical facility dietary operations. Contracts typically span annual school years (July through June), require F.O.B. Destination pricing with transportation included, mandate HACCP plans and food-safety compliance, and impose Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing where practicable.

Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin dominate recent activity. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted three fresh produce solicitations in the past 60 days (IW267376 for Palestine facility, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, and IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse), all requesting responses in mid-October 2026. School districts across Georgia — including Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, and DeSoto County — are actively bidding fresh produce for the 2026-2027 school year with deadlines clustered in May through June 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin released two fresh-produce RFBs in July 2026: one for petite bananas (RFB 4162, estimated annual value $78,000) and one for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and within Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health issued small-purchase procurements for fresh produce in August 2026. Non-school issuers include Head Start of Greater Dallas ($969,460.94 estimated procurement value), the City of San Antonio's senior services division, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Collier County Parks and Recreation (ITN for North Collier Regional Park concessions), and Marion Health Care Coalition. Geographic concentration in the Southeast (Georgia school districts) and Texas (TDCJ) reflects recent solicitation volume, though activity spans at least six states within the past 90 days.