UNSPSC 50324438: Dried satsuma mandarin oranges

Any of several cultivated mandarin trees that bear medium-sized largely seedless fruits with thin smooth skin that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324438 Dried satsuma mandarin oranges, a Commodity code, sees sporadic activity in state and local procurement but does not appear in the recent opportunities block as a standalone line item. School nutrition programs and detention-facility food services represent the primary institutional buyers for dried fruit products in this tier of government, and recent solicitations show strong demand for dried and processed fruits more broadly — including dried cranberries, raisins, tropical fruit mixes, prunes, and fresh citrus — but the specific satsuma mandarin variety has not surfaced in posted bids over the past six months. The code sits within a larger family of dried-fruit procurement that school districts, county boards of education, state departments, and correctional systems manage through nutrition and food-service supply contracts, typically solicited as IFB or RFP with firm pricing for 12-month terms.

School nutrition programs across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut, and California dominate recent activity in dried and fresh fruit categories, with Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Hinesville, Georgia), and the County of Santa Clara's correctional facility all posting solicitations for fruit products between January and June 2026. The Santa Clara ITB for dried fruits and nuts (IFB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's bid for whole pitted dried prunes (IW236532, due February 20, 2026) demonstrate active procurement of dried-fruit line items in correctional and institutional settings. However, no recent opportunity explicitly names dried satsuma mandarin oranges as a specification. Vendors pursuing this code should monitor school nutrition RFPs and IFBs in states with large school-lunch populations — particularly Georgia, Texas, and California — and correctional-facility food-service contracts, where the commodity may appear as part of broader dried-fruit line-item groups, but current visibility is limited.