UNSPSC 50325032: Dried parson brown oranges

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

UNSPSC 50325032 Dried parson brown oranges (Commodity) covers citrus fruit products procured by school districts and correctional facilities for nutrition programs and cafeteria operations. The code sees solicitation activity centered on school meal programs where dried citrus and fresh citrus fruits appear alongside broader produce line items, though recent opportunities also show the code applied to mixed commodity and food-supply contracts by state corrections and education departments. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia Department of Education and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and city purchasing offices acting on behalf of school nutrition centers. The work involves supplying produce to school cafeterias and institutional dining operations under firm-fixed-price contracts with Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content (typically 51 percent for processed products) and strict HACCP, food safety, and USDA compliance documentation.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce across 200+ line items including citrus fruits, with responses due June 26, 2026 and delivery to three school sites for the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center via electronic submission (due June 26, 2026) under IFB BNB053266, with MBE/CBE certifications applicable. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across multiple distribution points, and a separate bid (IW236532, originally due February 20, 2026) for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count, with minimum order of 1,400 boxes. School district and state institutional procurement under this code typically runs annual or multi-year terms with fixed pricing, delivery to multiple sites, and payment within 30–45 days of receipt and inspection.