UNSPSC 50305028: Navel oranges

The variety of oranges known as navel oranges

UNSPSC 50305028 Navel oranges is a Commodity code tracking the supply of fresh citrus fruit to state and local institutions. Recent state and local solicitations show that this code sits within a much broader category of fresh produce procurement — the actual buying spans institutional food service for prisons, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and child care programs. Navel oranges appear as line items within multi-fruit fresh-produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments of corrections and mental health, county school boards and boards of education, city health and human services departments, and independent school districts. Texas Department of Criminal Justice leads recent activity, posting multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations covering prison food warehouses, alongside school nutrition programs in Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, Texas, and Mississippi soliciting produce for child nutrition and school meal programs. State and local institutions typically buy navel oranges as part of broader fresh-produce supply agreements rather than in isolation; the code itself does not isolate orange procurement as a distinct contracting line.

Recent solicitations underscore the operational reality: navel oranges and similar citrus are embedded in comprehensive fresh-produce contracts with line-item pricing, volume commitments, delivery schedules, and quality standards tied to USDA compliance and food-safety regulations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables, Palestine facility, response due October 19, 2026) and IFB IW267411 (fresh fruit and vegetables, Wynne Food Warehouse, Huntsville, response due October 14, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, small business set-aside, response due September 3, 2026) with specified line items including apples, oranges, and other produce on a bi-weekly delivery schedule. Madison Metropolitan School District bid RFB 4162 (petite bananas, $78,000 estimated annual value) and RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, Wisconsin-sourced, response due July 29, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce covering over 200 line items including citrus (response due June 26, 2026). Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school nutrition programs representing the largest buyer concentration. No single navel-orange-only opportunity appears in the recent record; pursuit under this code requires positioning within broader produce supply agreements.