UNSPSC 50324440: Dried tangelos

The fruit of a hybrid between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a grapefruit that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324440 Dried tangelos, a Commodity code, covers dried citrus fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and correctional food services. Recent solicitations show school districts and detention facilities purchasing dried tangelos alongside broader dried fruit, citrus, and fresh produce portfolios—most prominently as line items within master grocery and produce contracts rather than standalone dried-tangelo specifications. The code itself sees limited standalone activity; instead, dried tangelos appear nested within larger food-service RFPs and IFBs that bundle fresh produce, dried fruits, nuts, and staple grocery items for K-12 nutrition programs and adult correctional facilities. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Georgia, Texas, California, Connecticut, and Missouri public school systems, along with county boards of education and correctional authorities, regularly soliciting produce and grocery items that may include dried citrus products under broader commodity classifications.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) spanning 200+ line items including citrus fruits; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited comprehensive grocery contracts due June 26 and April 29, 2026, respectively, covering dried and fresh fruits among 115 and 900+ line items. The County of Santa Clara (California) issued an ITB (due February 5, 2026) specifically for dried fruits and nuts to the Department of Correction, specifying raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix but not tangelos by name. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) issued separate solicitations for cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026) and whole dried prunes (due February 20, 2026), indicating state correctional systems actively procure dried fruit categories. Dried tangelos do not appear as a named line item in the most recent high-volume school nutrition RFPs from Fairfax County (Virginia), Douglas County (Georgia), Liberty County (Georgia), or Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), suggesting the commodity may occupy a minor or seasonal position within broader produce awards rather than commanding standalone procurement volume at this time.