UNSPSC 50307005: Bitter oranges

The type of fruit known as bitter oranges

UNSPSC 50307005 Bitter oranges, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently posted under this classification. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically for bitter oranges; instead, the code is tagged on purchasing notices for comprehensive school nutrition food service contracts, fresh produce programs, and food distribution across multiple states and issuing bodies including school districts, county systems, and city departments.

State and local governments posting under this code are actually procuring broad fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, citrus varieties, and prepared produce items—through RFPs, RFBs, and IFBs issued by Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and multiple other districts. These solicitations support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, Child and Adult Care Food Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. The geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Dougherty, Bryan, Hancock, Bartow, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, Bulloch counties), with secondary volume in Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, Oregon, and Utah. Representative recent procurements include Bulloch County's RFP for local produce grown within 200 miles (due May 4, 2026), Glynn County's IFB for fresh produce spanning 60 line items with delivery to 16 school sites (due April 14, 2026), and Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and produce to 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (due February 25, 2026). This code shows substantial recent activity but functions as a catch-all classification for fresh produce procurement rather than a narrow commodity identifier—vendors pursuing school nutrition contracts should verify the actual line items and specifications in each RFP or IFB rather than rely on the bitter oranges code designation.