UNSPSC 50344440: Frozen tangelos

The fruit of a hybrid between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a grapefruit that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344440 Frozen tangelos (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement primarily as a line item within broader grocery and food service solicitations rather than as a standalone procurement category. Recent opportunities show frozen tangelos embedded in comprehensive food supply contracts serving state institutions, school districts, and other public agencies, where they compete for shelf space alongside dozens or hundreds of other produce, protein, and prepared-food items on detailed pricing sheets.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing food service contracts span Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (Big Spring State Hospital, El Paso State Supported Living Center), school districts across Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Fulton County, Douglas County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and federal-funded child care programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas HHSC has emerged as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables to serve state hospitals and supported living centers. The geographic spread centers on the Southeast and Texas, with scattered activity in the Midwest, California, and the Pacific Northwest. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), which spans 110+ line items across proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's RFQ for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026); Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements (due June 24, 2026, estimated procurement value $969,460.94); and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items including multiple apple and berry varieties (due June 26, 2026). Frozen tangelos are not named explicitly in any posted solicitation; they would be bid as one commodity within a multi-hundred-line produce or grocery specification sheet, typically priced per case on a firm fixed basis with no separate fuel surcharges permitted.