UNSPSC 50324437: Dried sampson tangelo oranges

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

UNSPSC 50324437 Dried sampson tangelo oranges is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh and dried citrus products for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food service operations. The code sees activity primarily from school districts and state departments managing nutrition contracts; recent solicitations frame the work as sourcing specific produce items within larger food-service RFPs and IFBs that encompass multiple commodity categories rather than citrus alone. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut both posting multi-line fresh-produce solicitations in June 2026 that include citrus among 100+ line items spanning apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits. State corrections and institutional feeding also drive demand — the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued separate solicitations for cafeteria food products and specialty items like dried prunes. Buy American requirements at the 51 percent domestic-content minimum for processed products are standard across all school nutrition procurements, and HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and food-safety certifications are routine compliance expectations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with recent solicitations posted by Georgia (state-level food supplies), Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Texas (TDCJ corrections procurement). The Hancock County Schools IFB #SN002-2027, posted June 10, 2026 with a due date of June 26, 2026, solicits over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple citrus varieties for delivery to three school sites over the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education, in a separate IFB (BNB053266) due June 26, 2026, requests bids on 115 commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center with a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 for dried prunes, a closely related dried-fruit commodity, with an amended due date of February 20, 2026. While the code name references sampson tangelos specifically, recent opportunities reflect broader citrus and dried-fruit sourcing within institutional food-service contracts rather than sampson tangelos in isolation.