UNSPSC 50345011: Frozen california navel oranges

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

UNSPSC 50345011 Frozen California Navel Oranges is a Commodity code that rarely appears in recent state and local procurement activity. State and local governments purchasing under this code buy frozen citrus products for institutional food service operations, primarily in school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, and county social services departments. Recent solicitations show minimal direct procurement of frozen navel oranges specifically; instead, issuing bodies post broader frozen-fruit and produce commodities that may include frozen citrus as one line item among many. The code itself does not dominate institutional food procurement — frozen mixed vegetables, freeze-dried fruit blends, and fresh produce contracts appear far more frequently in recent activity than frozen navel oranges as a standalone item.

Issuing bodies using procurement vehicles that reference this code span state health and human services agencies (notably Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county boards of education, county social services departments, and county parks authorities. Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, New Jersey, and Connecticut, with Texas appearing most frequently due to statewide institutional food procurement across hospital and supported-living-center networks. Representative recent opportunities include the State of Georgia (food supplies and kitchen products solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009, posted May 15, 2026), Early County Board of Education in Georgia (FY27 food bid PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections (frozen sliced or diced apples S2910000017684, due August 19, 2026 with a 5 percent Oregon-goods preference). The absence of standalone frozen navel orange bids in recent postings suggests institutional procurement officers aggregate frozen citrus into general frozen-produce categories or source citrus as minor line items within larger food-service contracts rather than issuing dedicated competitive solicitations for this commodity alone.