UNSPSC 50305025: Melogold oranges

The variety of oranges known as melogold oranges

UNSPSC 50305025 Melogold oranges (Commodity) shows minimal recent activity tied directly to this specific citrus variety among state and local procurements. Recent opportunities tagged with this code predominantly solicit broader fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, and mixed fruits—rather than Melogold oranges specifically. One exception is Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for Fresh Produce (due June 26, 2026), which lists citrus fruits among 200+ produce line items but does not isolate Melogold oranges by name. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity scope and the actual buying patterns suggests either that Melogold oranges are procured as part of broader fresh-fruit contracts or that state and local procurement offices are tagging general produce solicitations with this code without strict adherence to the individual variety designation.

School districts, county boards of education, and child nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix across recent opportunities—entities purchasing fresh produce for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable programs. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County School Systems) and scattered activity in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's Petite Bananas bid (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program RFP (due March 11, 2026, with estimated annual budget of $600,000), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's statewide Georgia fresh produce and eggs RFP spanning 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026, with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million). Pursuit viability depends on vendor capacity to meet school nutrition compliance requirements—HACCP plans, Buy American provisions, USDA food safety standards, weekly delivery schedules, and price-firm commitments—rather than the availability of Melogold oranges as a standalone line item.