UNSPSC 50344416: Frozen king mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50344416 Frozen king mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that covers individually quick-frozen citrus products delivered to institutional food service operations. State and local governments procuring under this code buy frozen fruit items as components of broader food-service supply contracts for state hospitals, supported living centers, school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show frozen fruit appearing as line items within larger grocery and food-supply RFPs and IFBs rather than as standalone commodity purchases, integrated into multi-category procurement frameworks that span proteins, produce, dairy, and pantry staples.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state health and human services agencies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide; school nutrition programs across Georgia, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut are also frequent procurers, supported by federal National School Lunch Program and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding. Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut, with additional opportunities in California and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), the City of Bridgeport's grocery items bid for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods including fruits (due June 24, 2026), and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System bid 26-34 for fresh and frozen produce items (due April 23, 2026). Frozen fruit items appear consistently in these solicitations as part of multi-category supply contracts with firm-fixed unit pricing, delivery to school sites or institutional warehouses, HACCP compliance, and recall-readiness requirements. Historical spend references in recent solicitations (such as $32,226.36 annual baseline at Big Spring State Hospital and $4.4 million estimated area spend in Georgia GEC Cooperative produce procurement) signal that frozen fruit volumes support institutional meals at scale but do not dominate individual line-item procurement value.