UNSPSC 50344418: Frozen lee mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50344418 Frozen lee mandarin oranges is a Commodity code describing specialty frozen citrus products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and health and human services facilities. The recent solicitation activity shows that frozen mandarin oranges appear as one line item within much broader grocery and frozen food procurements rather than as standalone specialty purchases. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or near this code include Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (state hospitals and supported living centers), school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Connecticut serving National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, and county corrections and social services departments. Representative recent opportunities span institutional food service: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017660 for approximately 110 line items of groceries for Big Spring State Hospital with bids due July 27, 2026, and IFB HHS0017449 covering food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items with bids due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American provisions and HHSFKA nutrition standards; and Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce meeting CACFP requirements, with bids due June 24, 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Schools, Henry County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County Schools), Texas (HHSC statewide, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and secondary activity in Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, and California. The code shows consistent activity but primarily as a commodity line item within much larger institutional food service contracts rather than as a standalone frozen fruit specialty procurement. Recent opportunities emphasize compliance with USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural ingredients where feasible, HACCP food safety protocols, product liability insurance, and firm fixed pricing for the initial contract period, typically spanning July 1 through June 30 on school district cycles or September 1 through August 31 for state health and human services facilities. Price adjustments after the initial term are generally permitted only on a six-month or annual basis with documented market evidence from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.