UNSPSC 50325028: Dried navel oranges

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

UNSPSC 50325028 Dried navel oranges (Commodity) captures a narrow product line within school nutrition procurement, though the recent state and local opportunities show the code itself generating minimal direct solicitation activity. School districts and institutional food service buyers source dried citrus products as part of broader fresh and dried produce contracts rather than as standalone line items. When dried navel oranges do appear in procurement, they typically represent a single-digit line item within multi-hundred-item fruit and vegetable bundles supporting cafeteria menus, snack programs, or meal components. The work involves supply and delivery of packaged dried citrus to K-12 schools, correctional facilities, and similar institutional locations under firm fixed-price contracts running July through June annually, with weekly or as-needed delivery windows and Buy American compliance requirements mandating domestic sourcing or domestic processing with at least 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products.

Recent activity under this code concentrates in Georgia and California school districts and county correctional systems issuing IFBs and RFPs for produce bundles. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for Fresh Produce spanning over 200 line items including citrus fruits, due June 26, 2026; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 for Fresh Produce and Eggs, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026; the County of Santa Clara (California) Invitation to Bids ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for Dried Fruits and Nuts (including dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix but not citrus specifically), sealed bids due February 5, 2026; and multiple RFPs from Georgia school systems for comprehensive food supply including produce components. The code shows limited standalone opportunity—most citrus procurement occurs as one commodity among dozens in broad school nutrition or institutional food service solicitations, reducing the addressability of vendors specializing exclusively in dried navel oranges for state and local government buyers.