UNSPSC 50325040: Dried seville oranges

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

UNSPSC 50325040 Dried Seville oranges (Commodity) does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally specifies a single dried citrus product, yet the thirteen most recent solicitations under this classification span school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services procuring hundreds of line items across fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, prepared foods, and miscellaneous grocery categories. Dried Seville oranges appear in none of the recent opportunities; the only item remotely aligned with the code's nominal scope is dried cranberries (one of five line items in Santa Clara County's dried fruits and nuts procurement). The mismatch signals either a cataloging error in how state and local procurement offices tag opportunities to UNSPSC codes, or the code's definition does not align with actual buying patterns. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System each soliciting multiple food categories under annual fixed-price term contracts. Two state agencies—Georgia Department of Education and Texas Department of Criminal Justice—and one county correctional facility (Santa Clara County) also appear. The geographic spread concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, and California.

The representative recent opportunities are: Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce (over 200 line items, due June 26, 2026); City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) requesting commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB, due June 26, 2026 via OpenGov portal); Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) soliciting Master Grocery K-12 services under IFB 2000004323 (minimum 76 items from school-delivery section, due April 27, 2026); Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs via GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend (due March 4, 2026); and Santa Clara County (California) requesting dried fruits and nuts under ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for correctional facility food services (five line items on all-or-none basis, due February 5, 2026). All solicitations require Buy American compliance, firm fixed pricing for full contract terms, HACCP or equivalent food safety plans, and commercial general liability insurance. The concentration of school-district activity and the breadth of categories suggest this code captures institutional food procurement broadly rather than dried Seville oranges specifically; practitioners should expect RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive grocery supply, not specialty citrus items.