UNSPSC 50325028: Dried navel oranges

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

UNSPSC 50325028 Dried navel oranges is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried citrus fruits, including dried navel oranges, primarily as part of broader school nutrition supply contracts where produce and commodity foods are sourced for cafeteria service. Recent solicitations show dried oranges as one line item among dozens or hundreds of food products—fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and preserved fruits—purchased together by school districts, state corrections departments, and other institutional food-service operations. The issuing bodies are school districts and state agencies managing nutrition or food-service operations; Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have all posted relevant procurement notices in the past six months.

Recent activity is concentrated in the South and reflects school-year and institutional-supply cycles. Hancock County Schools issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple categories (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, citrus, leafy greens, and specialty items) delivered to three school locations through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport posted a broader commodities RFP on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027; the State of Georgia issued IFB #26_003 on May 15, 2026, for food supplies and kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 due date; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum to May 4, 2026), for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including canned and fresh fruits for delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations through August 31, 2027, with optional one-year renewals. Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) appear across school nutrition contracts. The code shows limited standalone demand for dried navel oranges; opportunities cluster under broader food-service aggregations rather than as a single-commodity line.