UNSPSC 50335022: Dried organic late valencia oranges

The variety of organic oranges known as organic late valencia oranges that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50335022 Dried organic late valencia oranges is a Commodity code representing fresh and processed citrus products purchased by state and local school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and other public food service operations. State and local governments under this code procure fresh citrus fruits—oranges, lemons, limes, and related varieties—primarily for school cafeteria operations and institutional food service, often as line items within broader fresh produce or commodity food solicitations that emphasize compliance with Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and USDA nutritional standards. Issuing bodies include school districts, state education departments, state corrections authorities, and city procurement offices acting on behalf of school boards and institutional dining operations. The work involves specification of produce quality grades, packaging, case sizes, delivery schedules to multiple institutional locations, firm pricing over annual contract periods, and vendor compliance with food safety protocols including HACCP certification, E-Verify authorization, and debarment verification.

Recent activity shows school districts and state corrections departments as the primary buyers. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including citrus fruits, with delivery to three school locations and a contract period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education) requested bids for commodities including fruit and vegetable products in June 2026 with delivery to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center. The State of Georgia issued a commodities solicitation in May 2026 for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 response deadline. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products with an extended May 4, 2026 deadline, spanning multiple TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas. Recent solicitations cluster in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Connecticut), where school districts and state institutional food service operations drive demand for standardized, domestically sourced citrus and other fresh produce under annual or multi-year contracts.