UNSPSC 50325012: Dried cara cara oranges

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

UNSPSC 50325012 Dried cara cara oranges, a Commodity code, covers specialized citrus products for institutional food service, but the recent state and local procurement opportunities tagged under this code show minimal direct purchasing of dried cara cara oranges specifically. The code appears in a dataset of school district and correctional facility food procurements, yet the actual solicitations reveal a much broader scope of fresh and processed food items. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia); other issuing bodies include Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) procuring for the Board of Education, the State of Georgia, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Santa Clara County (California) for correctional food services. These jurisdictions solicit under the code for comprehensive annual food supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items—fresh produce, proteins, grains, dairy, beverages, and prepared items—rather than single-commodity purchases of dried citrus.

Geographic concentration is strongest in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with significant recent activity also in Missouri, Virginia, Connecticut, Texas, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce (IFB, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), which encompasses over 200 fresh produce line items with delivery to three school sites; Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items 2026-2027 (NUTRIKIDS electronic submission, bids due April 29, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CDT), covering over 900 line items across snacks, fruits, vegetables, proteins, and prepared entrees for approximately 7,800 daily meal participants; Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, sealed bids due April 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern), requiring a minimum of 76 items from the school delivery section with weekly service to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff dried fruits and nuts procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, bids due February 5, 2026), which specifically called for dried raisins, dried cranberries, dried tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans on an all-or-none basis for a correctional facility. The code shows limited targeting of cara cara oranges as a line item; vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete in large, multi-category food service contracts where dried citrus may represent a single commodity among hundreds offered.