UNSPSC 50314409: Organic fremont mandarin oranges

The variety of organic mandarin oranges and tangerines known as organic fremont mandarin oranges

UNSPSC 50314409 Organic fremont mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that nominally designates a single citrus fruit product, but the recent state and local procurement activity shows the code is being applied broadly to fresh produce procurement across school nutrition programs. State and local governments buying under this code are actually soliciting comprehensive fresh produce supply contracts spanning dozens of fruit and vegetable line items—apples, bananas, berries, peppers, carrots, leafy greens, and specialty items—rather than organic Fremont mandarins specifically. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin posted RFB 4162 for petite bananas and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (bids due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time) with weekly usage of 70–90 cases and 5,900 servings. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits (bids due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.), projecting an annual contract value of $4.4 million for Area One covering 18 districts through a cooperative purchasing vehicle. Independent school districts across Georgia including Bartow County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, and Savannah-Chatham County School System, along with school districts in Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), have posted RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce supply contracts in the first half of 2026. Early County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, and Muscogee County School District in Georgia have all posted food procurement solicitations including produce components.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with secondary procurement clusters in Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida solicited proposals for fresh fruit and vegetable program specialty items to 18 elementary schools (RFP 26039RFQDST, proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000). The Douglas County School System in Georgia coordinated produce procurement for 30 school districts across two geographic areas via GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004, proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two). All recent solicitations are RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs, typically with response dates ranging from late February through July 2026. Vendor requirements consistently include HACCP plans, traceability documentation, food safety certifications (GAP audit certificates), Buy American compliance with 51% domestic agricultural content minimums, workers' compensation and general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million), and E-Verify authorization. Evaluation criteria weight cost heavily (30–50 points), quality and freshness (15–30 points), vendor experience (10–20 points), and diverse-business status or local-sourcing preferences (5–15 points). Local-sourcing preferences appear in Bartow County (produce within 400 miles of the county) and Bulloch County (produce grown within 200 miles), signaling emerging demand for regional supply chains alongside national commodity sourcing.