UNSPSC 50345006: Frozen berna oranges

The variety of oranges known as berna oranges that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345006 Frozen berna oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect what state and local governments are actually procuring under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged to this code show that state and local agencies — primarily school districts, state health and human services departments, and county boards — are buying broad categories of institutional food items including shelf-stable groceries, frozen vegetables, fresh produce, dairy products, proteins, and food service supplies for schools, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, and nutrition assistance programs. The code's narrow commodity name (frozen berna oranges) bears no meaningful relationship to the scope of work being solicited; the mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding issue or that this particular Commodity sits within a Family or Class code better suited to institutional food procurement overall.

The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia and New Jersey state agencies), county boards of education (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County), municipal agencies (City of Bridgeport), and regional non-profits (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Collier County Parks and Recreation). Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Texas (HHSC multiple procurements for state hospitals and supported living centers, with estimated annual volumes ranging from $32,226 to $1.5 million-plus), Georgia (Gwinnett County informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable items due October 19, 2026, and Hancock County fresh produce bids due June 26, 2026), Florida (Collier County ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park due March 6, 2025), Oregon (ODOC frozen apples, approximately 40,000 pounds due August 19, 2026), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport grocery items for schools, over 1,100 line items, June 30, 2026), and New Jersey (frozen vegetables for nutrition assistance programs, June 17, 2026). The geographic spread reflects distributed institutional feeding demand rather than geographic concentration; activity spans multiple regions with no single state or region dominating recent activity.