UNSPSC 50325009: Dried blonde oranges

The variety of oranges known as blonde oranges that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325009 Dried blonde oranges (Commodity) appears to identify a niche citrus product, but state and local procurement activity under this code centers on broad fresh produce and food-service sourcing for schools, correctional facilities, and other institutional nutrition programs rather than dried citrus specifically. School districts dominate recent solicitations, procuring diverse fresh produce assortments—apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, citrus fruits, leafy greens—alongside eggs, dairy, proteins, and prepared entrees as part of annual K–12 nutrition contracts. Correctional facilities and county food-service operations also appear in the mix, including dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blends, walnuts, pecans) for inmate meals. The issuing bodies span school districts of varying size (from small independent districts to large county systems serving tens of thousands of students), state departments, and county sheriff offices managing correctional food services. All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed items and mandate USDA compliance, HACCP plans, food-recall procedures, and nutritional standards limiting calories from fat, sodium, and added sugar.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with multiple school districts (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County) and state-level procurement posting within the past four months, plus activity in Texas (TDCJ prisons), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and California (Santa Clara County). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools soliciting fresh produce under IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 deadline covering over 200 line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, and vegetables with delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport seeking commodities for its school nutrition center under IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026, encompassing 115 line items (eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, fruits, vegetables); and Fairfax County Public Schools issuing Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323) with an April 27, 2026 deadline requiring bidders to supply minimum 76 items across 45 schools plus distribution kitchens on a weekly delivery schedule. Smaller, specialized procurements also appear—Santa Clara County (California) ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts to a correctional facility, due February 5, 2026, on a five-year term with local business preference—indicating that while fresh produce dominates state and local activity under this code, dried and specialty fruit items do surface in correctional and institutional nutrition contexts.