UNSPSC 50324418: Dried lee mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50324418 Dried lee mandarin oranges, a Commodity code, represents fresh and processed fruit products supplied to state and local institutions, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local governments procure under this code primarily dried and fresh citrus items alongside broader fresh produce and food commodity categories that school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal nutrition centers source for cafeteria operations. The solicitations show school boards and state corrections agencies as primary buyers, with nutrition programs requiring USDA-compliant, domestically sourced food products subject to the Buy American Provision and delivery to centralized or distributed meal preparation centers.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce covering over 200 line items including citrus fruits for the 2026–27 school year, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, and delivery to three school locations. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases released a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026, for 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with electronic submission through OpenGov by June 26, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum from April 21), procuring approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products, including canned and fresh vegetables and fruits, for distribution across five geographic TDCJ warehouse areas, with responses due May 4, 2026. A separate TDCJ procurement, Bid No. IW236532, requested whole pitted dried prunes for the Corpus Christi location with a February 20, 2026 response deadline. Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and liability insurance requirements are standard across these solicitations.