UNSPSC 50342607: Frozen ponderosa citrons

The variety of citrons known as ponderosa citrons that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342607 Frozen ponderosa citrons, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific frozen citrus product, but the recent opportunities posted under or near this code span broad institutional food service procurement across produce, proteins, dairy, frozen foods, and related supplies for schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and social service agencies. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity scope and the actual breadth of solicited work suggests either miscoding in state and local systems or that procurement offices are using the code as a catch-all for frozen food categories beyond ponderosa citrons specifically.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia school districts and Texas state health agencies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide, with historical spend in the range of $1.5 million to $4.5 million annually and response dates in July and March 2026. Georgia school systems dominate the dataset: Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce (IFB, due June 26, 2026), Henry County Schools requested food items and products across 52 schools (IFB, due May 5, 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education issued a comprehensive school nutrition grocery bid (IFB, due May 4, 2026), and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System sought fresh produce for its nutrition program (RFP, due April 23, 2026). Non-school users include the Oregon Department of Corrections (frozen berry procurement, ITB, due April 23, 2026), County of Santa Clara Corrections (dried fruits and nuts, ITB, due February 5, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas (frozen foods and produce, IFB, due June 24, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (grocery items with Buy American compliance, RFP, due June 30, 2026). The issuing-body mix spans state departments of health and corrections, county school boards, municipal school systems, and special-purpose child care and nutrition providers. Geographic concentration is clearest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, and California. The code shows no meaningful recent activity specifically targeting frozen ponderosa citrons or other single citrus varieties; buyers pursuing this code should verify their local procurement office's coding conventions before investing pursuit resources.