UNSPSC 50345007: Frozen bigaradier apepu oranges

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

UNSPSC 50345007 Frozen bigaradier apepu oranges (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The source contains no solicitations for frozen specialty citrus fruits; instead, the opportunities reflect broader frozen and fresh produce procurement for institutional food service across school districts, state health and human services facilities, and correctional systems.

State and local governments procuring under this code area actually buy comprehensive groceries and food products—proteins, dairy, frozen vegetables and fruits, pantry staples, breads, condiments, and food service supplies—through institutional food service contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Douglas County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Early County Board of Education), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), counties (Santa Clara County), and child nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Public Schools Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly as a substantial repeat buyer for state hospital and state supported living center food service. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, California, New Jersey, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026, approximately $32,000 historical spend annually), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the school lunch program (response due June 30, 2026, with Buy American requirements for 51% domestic agricultural content), and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods, produce, and meat products totaling an estimated $969,460.94 in annual procurement value (response due June 24, 2026, with evaluation weighted toward price, quality, delivery, and small/minority/woman-owned business status). School nutrition contracts typically span July 1 through June 30 annually, require firm fixed pricing, mandate HACCP compliance, impose Buy American provisions and nutrition standards aligned with federal child nutrition rules, and often feature multi-vendor awards on a line-item basis. The code itself—frozen specialty oranges—reflects minimal actual procurement activity in this dataset.