UNSPSC 50334442: Dried organic temple oranges

A cross between a mandarin and a sweet orange that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50334442 Dried organic temple oranges is a Commodity code that encompasses dried citrus and specialty fruit products for institutional food service. Recent state and local procurement under this code reveals activity centered on school nutrition programs and correctional facility food services, where jurisdictions purchase dried fruits both as standalone items and as components within broader produce or food-supply contracts. School districts consistently solicit dried fruits—including raisins, cranberries, and mixed dried fruit blends—alongside fresh produce to meet Child Nutrition Program requirements and menu diversity. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and a county correctional authority (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office in California). These jurisdictions typically treat dried fruits as line items within larger produce or commodity procurement vehicles rather than standalone specialty-fruit buys, reflecting the institutional economics of food service contracting where volume and delivery logistics drive vendor selection alongside price.

Recent opportunities show geographic concentration in Georgia and California, with secondary activity in Missouri, Virginia, and Texas. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office issued an ITB for dried fruits and nuts (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617) due February 5, 2026, specifying dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix with firm five-year pricing, requiring all-or-none responses and 10–15 day lead times to the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas. School districts in Georgia and Missouri routinely embed dried-fruit line items within annual grocery or produce IFBs—Hancock County Schools' IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) and Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for food products (due April 29, 2026) are representative. Pricing in school nutrition contracts runs on firm-fixed or market-indexed terms for 12-month periods, with renewal options extending three to four additional years. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products are standard. Vendors typically compete on unit or case pricing with weekly or twice-weekly delivery schedules to multiple school sites between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. weekdays, and contracts award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bidding and compliance with nutritional specifications and food safety certifications (HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and USDA grading).