UNSPSC 50344427: Frozen natsumikan mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50344427 Frozen natsumikan mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific frozen citrus product, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span broad grocery and food service procurement across institutional facilities, school districts, and correctional systems—work that includes proteins, dairy, prepared foods, vegetables, fresh produce, and consumable supplies far beyond frozen citrus fruit. The mismatch between the code's specificity and the breadth of actual solicitations suggests either tagging inconsistency or that the code is embedded within broader food procurement vehicles where frozen mandarin oranges appear as line items among hundreds of others.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state hospital and state supported living center food service), school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, and California, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and county corrections facilities. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity—solicitations from Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, and Savannah-Chatham County boards of education in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; Decatur City Schools in Georgia; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; and Head Start of Greater Dallas all seek competitive bids for comprehensive grocery and produce lines. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears twice with statewide institutional food procurement. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, California, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026) spanning approximately 110 line items with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items with National School Lunch Program compliance (due June 30, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce across 200-plus line items (due June 26, 2026). Pricing in school nutrition procurement typically emphasizes firm, fixed unit rates with restricted cost escalation, Buy American domestic-content requirements, and HACCP food safety compliance.