UNSPSC 50315000: Organic oranges

The type of organic fruit known as organic oranges

UNSPSC 50315000 Organic oranges is a Class code that state and local governments—primarily school districts and special-purpose food service operations—use to tag fresh produce procurement. Recent opportunities make clear that "organic oranges" is nominal; the code actually covers fresh fruit and vegetable supply for school nutrition programs broadly, including bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus varieties beyond oranges, and prepared produce items. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, appearing in nearly every recent solicitation; examples include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Salt Lake City School District (Utah), and multiple Georgia county school systems issuing through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. A few state-level and regional purchasing organizations appear—the State of Georgia issued a general food-and-supplies bid in May 2026—but school nutrition programs are the primary driver. Most solicitations are issued as RFBs (Requests for Bid), IFBs (Invitations for Bid), or RFPs (Requests for Proposal), with response dates typically 30 to 60 days from posting.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, and Utah. Georgia school districts account for roughly half of the visible recent opportunities, including Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County, and others, many procuring through established cooperative vehicles. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026, 5,900 weekly servings, locally sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026, July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term); and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two Georgia regions (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending $4.4 million for Area One). Evaluation commonly weights cost at 40 percent, with quality, vendor qualifications, local or diverse-owned business status, and references splitting the remainder. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products and geographic-preference scoring for locally grown produce appear consistently. Most school districts require HACCP plans, 24/7 recall accessibility, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million), and compliance with federal work authorization and debarment rules.