UNSPSC 50324408: Dried fortune oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as fortune oranges that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324408 Dried fortune oranges is a Commodity code that sits at the narrowest tier of the taxonomy, yet state and local government solicitations tagged with this code show little alignment with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no active procurement for dried fortune oranges; instead, the tagged solicitations span broad fresh produce, grocery staples, dried fruits and nuts, eggs, and cafeteria food products across school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food service operations. The code's narrow product definition does not reflect the actual scope of work being bought. School districts, county boards of education, state correctional departments, and county sheriffs' offices are the primary issuing bodies, with solicitations concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and California. The mismatch between the code name and the commodities actually being procured—fresh apples, berries, vegetables, proteins, dairy, dried fruits broadly, and prepared foods—suggests either upstream tagging errors or use of this code as a catch-all for specialty dried products within larger food-service procurements.

Recent representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition (Georgia) issuing IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce across over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) posting Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 on April 6, 2026, with response due April 27, 2026, covering grocery products to 45 schools and distribution kitchens; Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million; and County of Santa Clara (California) soliciting via ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 on January 28, 2026, for dried fruits and nuts to correctional facilities with a February 5, 2026, deadline. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) have also posted food procurement solicitations in the same window. Geographic concentration favors the Southeast and California, with activity spanning late January through mid-June 2026. Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, nutritional standards, and firm fixed pricing are standard contract requirements across all opportunities.