UNSPSC 50324430: Dried ortanique tangerines

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

UNSPSC 50324430 Dried ortanique tangerines (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty fruit category that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food services. Recent solicitations show that this code, while specific to dried ortanique tangerines by name, sits within a much broader ecosystem of dried and fresh produce procurement. School districts and state correctional facilities are the primary buyers, acquiring dried fruits as components of larger fresh and processed produce contracts rather than as standalone line items. The scope of work under related institutional food procurement encompasses hundreds of produce line items—fresh citrus, berries, root vegetables, specialty fruits, and processed items—with dried fruits appearing as subset commodities within these larger frameworks. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), city boards of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut), state departments (Georgia, Texas), and state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice).

Relevant recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with response due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items across the 2026–27 school year; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, also due June 26, 2026, for 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products; the State of Georgia issued IFB PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, for food and kitchen products; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended to May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas. A prior TDCJ solicitation (IW236532) for dried prunes had a February 20, 2026 due date. All school-based contracts enforce the Buy American provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products. The code shows limited standalone activity; dried ortanique tangerines appear primarily as components within broader fresh and processed produce line lists rather than as independent procurement vehicles.