UNSPSC 50325020: Dried kona oranges

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

UNSPSC 50325020 Dried kona oranges is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialty dried citrus products, but the recent state and local procurement record under this code shows minimal relevant activity—the solicitations tagged to it span fresh produce, grocery staples, proteins, dried fruits and nuts, and cafeteria food service broadly, not dried kona oranges specifically. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the diverse food categories actually being solicited suggests the code is either underutilized for its intended product class or inconsistently applied in state and local procurement systems. School districts and county nutrition programs dominate the issuing bodies, with cafeteria food supply and fresh produce contracts representing the bulk of tagged opportunities. When dried fruit procurement does appear in the record—such as the Santa Clara County dried fruits and nuts ITB or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice dried prunes bid—the items are classified elsewhere or under broader commodity groupings rather than under this specific dried citrus code.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and California, with school districts in Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, and Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia); Fairfax County (Virginia); Rockwood R-VI (Missouri); and Santa Clara County (California) posting the most recent solicitations. Hancock County Schools issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items including citrus fruits alongside apples, berries, and vegetables; the scope calls for delivery to three school locations with a contract period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content. The Santa Clara County ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026, solicited dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) for correctional-facility food services on an all-or-none basis with a five-year contract term. Absent a clear pipeline of dedicated dried kona orange procurement, vendors targeting this code should monitor school district nutrition RFPs and county correctional-facility food service bids more broadly, as the code itself shows no recent standalone activity.