UNSPSC 50344409: Frozen fremont mandarin oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as fremont mandarin oranges that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344409 Frozen fremont mandarin oranges is a Commodity code for a narrow, specialized frozen-fruit product with minimal recent activity directly aligned to the code's specific scope. State and local governments buying frozen produce under this code procure it primarily as part of larger, line-item food service contracts serving institutional facilities—hospitals, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child-care providers. The work involves supplying frozen citrus fruits as one commodity among hundreds of food and beverage line items in comprehensive food-service solicitations. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC), school districts (Georgia and Missouri school systems, Hilton Head County Public Schools), county boards of education, Head Start organizations, and correctional facilities. Most recent opportunities do not isolate frozen mandarin oranges as a standalone procurement; instead, they tag them as line items within broader grocery or produce contracts where vendors bid on bulk quantities across multiple frozen and fresh categories. When frozen citrus does appear as a specific request, it is typically included in "frozen foods" or "frozen specialty items" category specifications rather than as a dedicated commodity line.

Activity is geographically dispersed across the South and Southwest, with recent solicitations concentrated in Texas (HHSC facilities statewide), Georgia (school districts in Hancock County, Decatur, Bulloch County, Henry County, Douglas County, and Fulton County), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Texas dominates as a repeat buyer, with HHSC issuing multiple statewide food-service IFBs covering state hospitals and supported living centers. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026), which spans approximately 110 line items including frozen foods; the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery RFP (response due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items under the National School Lunch Program; and the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (response due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line food distributor for approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million. None of these solicitations emphasize frozen mandarins specifically; they reflect the code's actual use as a minor component within institutional food-service supply chains rather than a primary procurement driver.