UNSPSC 50344421: Frozen mediterranean mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50344421 Frozen mediterranean mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The source records show no solicitations explicitly requesting frozen mandarin oranges or this specific frozen citrus product. The recent opportunities span institutional food service procurement—state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, correctional facilities, and child care programs—across broad frozen produce, grocery, and fresh produce categories, but none identifies frozen mediterranean mandarin oranges as a line item or scope element. The code's nominal scope is too narrow relative to the buying patterns reflected in the opportunities block, which treat frozen fruits, citrus, and produce as component line items within much larger, multi-category food service solicitations rather than standalone commodities.

State and local governments procuring food service through IFBs and RFPs do acquire frozen fruit products, including citrus varieties, as part of institutional food service contracts—notably in school nutrition programs, state hospitals, and corrections food services—but the solicitations presented do not isolate frozen mediterranean mandarin oranges as a distinct procurement target. Opportunities spanning Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (IFB HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital, IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center), Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County), and other jurisdictions reference frozen foods generically or list specific items such as frozen berries, frozen vegetables, and mixed frozen produce, but do not name frozen mandarin oranges. The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB (S2910000016590) explicitly solicited frozen berry varieties by name; the absence of a parallel citrus-specific solicitation suggests frozen mandarin oranges are either sourced as part of broader produce contracts or do not represent a material procurement line item in this market. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, California, and Oregon across school systems and state agencies, but the commodity itself shows no decision-relevant recent activity.