UNSPSC 50344441: Frozen tangerina oranges

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

UNSPSC 50344441 Frozen tangerina oranges, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement primarily as part of broader fresh and frozen produce solicitations for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations, though the code rarely surfaces as a standalone line item and recent opportunities show minimal targeted demand for this specific frozen citrus product alone. When frozen tangerine oranges do appear in state and local purchasing, they are typically bundled within comprehensive grocery or produce procurements serving school districts, state health and human services facilities, and correctional institutions that source multiple frozen fruit varieties to meet USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and National School Lunch Program requirements. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri)—alongside state institutional food service operations such as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for state hospitals and supported living centers, and occasional county-level correctional facilities. The geographic spread skews heavily toward Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, California, New Jersey, and Oregon, reflecting the concentration of school district and state agency food service consolidation in the Southeast and Southwest.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the bundled nature of frozen-fruit procurement under this code. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017660 (bids due July 27, 2026) for FY27 groceries serving Big Spring State Hospital, requesting approximately 110 food line items—including proteins, prepared foods, dairy, and pantry staples—with frozen items spanning multiple categories under NIGP commodity classes 375-15, 380-30, and 385-30/42/47/48/95; the prior-year baseline spend was $32,226.36 (September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission also solicited IFB HHS0017449 (proposals due July 11, 2026) for food and consumable products for HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center under NIGP Class/Item numbers 385, 390, 380, and 393, with prior-period historical value of $1.5 million (September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026). Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016590 (bids due April 23, 2026) for frozen fruit berries—40,000 pounds of unsweetened, Grade A or B individually quick frozen berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries)—at a historical benchmark price of $0.89 per pound from previous contractor Pueblo Trading Company. None of these solicitations isolated frozen tangerine oranges as a distinct procurement line; tangerine oranges, when present, remained embedded within broader frozen-fruit specifications or disappeared entirely from posted specifications in favor of more commonly stocked frozen varieties. This fragmentation suggests that frozen tangerine oranges compete for limited shelf space and budget allocation against higher-demand frozen fruits (berries, mixed vegetables, tropical blends) in the state and local institutional food-service market.