UNSPSC 50335040: Dried organic seville oranges

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

UNSPSC 50335040 Dried organic Seville oranges (Commodity) covers dried citrus products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show only minimal activity specifically for dried oranges. Instead, school districts and correctional agencies are procuring fresh citrus and dried fruit as part of broader nutrition and food-supply contracts. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce including fresh citrus in their 2026–27 nutrition contract, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited dried prunes separately as specialty items within larger cafeteria food programs. The scope under this code, when activated, typically encompasses dried citrus for institutional meal service — a niche category within the much larger fresh and processed produce procurement ecosystem that dominates state and local food purchasing. Issuing bodies soliciting food supplies at this commodity level are predominantly school districts, state correctional departments, and city education boards, often through formal IFB processes with firm pricing and multi-month contract terms.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce across 200+ line items with responses due June 26, 2026, requiring three-location delivery under a July 2026–June 2027 contract term. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) for supplies to its nutrition center, and the State of Georgia posted a food and supplies IFB on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued solicitations for cafeteria food products and dried prunes in the May–June 2026 window. All institutional food solicitations enforce Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and USDA compliance; school-based procurements often require HACCP plans and food safety certifications. The code itself shows limited recent standalone activity; most dried citrus purchasing, when it occurs, is embedded in broader food-service RFQs or IFBs rather than solicited as a discrete line item.