UNSPSC 50314414: Organic honey tangerines

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

UNSPSC 50314414 Organic honey tangerines, Commodity tier, shows minimal relevance to state and local school nutrition procurement. The code nominally describes a specific produce item — organic tangerines with honey characteristics — but the recent solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect that narrow scope. Instead, they cover broad fresh produce and food service categories spanning hundreds of line items: apples, bananas, berries, vegetables, eggs, and beverages across multiple school districts and geographic regions. The issuing bodies are uniformly school districts and boards of education — Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Douglas County School System. These jurisdictions are procuring for child nutrition programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs, and National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs under RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notice types. The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and actual purchasing activity suggests this Commodity code does not reliably capture fresh produce procurement in state and local education procurement.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with significant procurement from Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County school systems, alongside activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas with bids due July 29, 2026 and estimated annual value of $78,000; Bulloch County School District IFP for locally grown produce (24 items within 200 miles) with proposals due May 4, 2026; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026. The code's poor alignment with actual purchasing scope limits its utility for targeting specific product lines or vendors within state and local education food service procurement.