UNSPSC 50305044: Washington navel oranges

The variety of oranges known as washington navel oranges

UNSPSC 50305044 Washington navel oranges is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little connection to the nominal product. The solicitations tagged with this code predominantly request comprehensive food service supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items—fresh produce assortments, proteins, dairy, grains, and non-food items for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional institutions. Only two solicitations directly reference single citrus varieties or items resembling the code's stated scope: the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (June 2026, Georgia) specifies oranges among 200+ line items, and the McAllen ISD procurement requests fresh produce generally. The remaining opportunities—from Bridgeport, Connecticut; Meriden, Connecticut; Austin, Texas; and numerous Georgia school districts—tag the code against grocery aggregates, multi-category food bundles, or fresh produce assortments that dwarf any single-commodity procurement. This pattern suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for produce families rather than Washington navel oranges specifically.

Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (primary), child care nutrition (CACFP), senior services, and detention food service across Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, and California. School districts dominate the activity—Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District, Henry County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, and others all posted bids or RFPs in the March-July 2026 window. The GEC Buying Cooperative (Douglas County School System administering) issued a multi-district RFP covering 30 Georgia districts with estimated annual spending near $5.5 million across two geographic areas (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026). No repeat procurement activity under this specific code from non-education entities appears in the source. Recent representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with bids due June 26, 2026; the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP for 30 Georgia districts requesting fresh produce and eggs (approximately $5.5 million annual spending, proposals due March 4, 2026); and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA foods serving 8,200 students across 13 sites with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (proposals due February 25, 2026). Activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas school districts, with secondary clusters in Connecticut, Florida, and the Pacific Northwest.