UNSPSC 50324412: Dried honey mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50324412 Dried honey mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty dried citrus products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitations under this code show that state and local governments source dried citrus primarily as components of broader food commodity purchases for school cafeterias and correctional institutions rather than as standalone line items. Hancock County Schools in Georgia issued an IFB in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including citrus fruits for the 2026–27 school year, and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut solicited bids for a 115-line-item commodity package serving the Board of Education Nutrition Center, both reflecting the integration of fresh and processed citrus into institutional meal programs. The State of Georgia and Texas Department of Criminal Justice also posted food commodity solicitations in May and April–May 2026, though the full scope details for Georgia's procurement and the specific citrus line items within TDCJ's order are not fully disclosed. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state corrections agencies; a Texas TDCJ bid for dried prunes (a comparable dried fruit commodity) in February 2026 signals sustained state corrections demand for shelf-stable specialty produce items. All school nutrition solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions mandating a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut based on recent postings. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) represent active school nutrition buyers; the State of Georgia Department and TDCJ represent state-level institutional food service demand. The Hancock County solicitation (due June 26, 2026) and Bridgeport solicitation (due June 26, 2026) both specified firm pricing through June 30, 2027, with sealed-bid format and multi-location delivery requirements. The TDCJ dried prunes procurement (bid opened February 20, 2026) required U.S. Grade B quality, USDA certification, and 1,400-box minimum orders for a single delivery location. School nutrition programs universally require HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, and proof of food safety compliance; correctional facilities impose similar regulatory and insurance requirements. The code shows modest but consistent activity in the school lunch and corrections food service sectors, with opportunities typically consolidated into larger commodity bundles rather than issued as stand-alone dried citrus line items.