UNSPSC 50325017: Dried jaffa oranges

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

UNSPSC 50325017 Dried jaffa oranges (Commodity) encompasses fresh and dried citrus products sourced for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh citrus, including oranges and other citrus varieties, as components of broader fresh-produce or commodity food contracts for schools, correctional facilities, and other public institutions. The issuing bodies are school districts and state agencies responsible for food service operations; school nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with contracts structured to supply multiple school buildings or nutrition centers over a full fiscal year.

The geographic spread includes Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with recent activity concentrated in school district nutrition programs. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce (Georgia IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), which solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce including citrus fruits as part of a comprehensive supply contract for three school locations running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases commodities bid (IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026), covering 115 line items of food products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products solicitation (IFB No. 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026), which encompassed approximately 382 line items across five geographic areas. All three solicitations required Buy American compliance with minimum domestic content thresholds and imposed firm pricing for the contract term with delivery to multiple institutional locations.