UNSPSC 50345017: Frozen jaffa oranges

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

UNSPSC 50345017 Frozen jaffa oranges (Commodity) covers state and local procurement of specialty frozen citrus and other frozen produce items for institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. Recent activity shows school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county governments sourcing frozen produce alongside broader grocery and fresh-produce contracts. The code itself appears narrowly defined, but state and local buyers tag frozen fruit procurement—including berries, tropical blends, and citrus varieties—under produce and grocery classifications that span multiple UNSPSC families. The Oregon Department of Corrections recently solicited one full truckload of frozen berries (40,000 pounds of unsweetened, Grade A or B individually quick frozen blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries, or mixed varieties) on April 9, 2026 with bids due April 23, 2026 under ITB S2910000016590, with a historical benchmark of $0.89 per pound under the prior award to Pueblo Trading Company. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple statewide food and consumable IFBs for state hospitals and supported living centers that include frozen specialty foods and fruits within broader 210-line-item catalogs—HHS0016792 (posted February 26, 2026, revised due date February 23, 2026) and HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026)—each with prior-period spending in the $1.5 million to $4.5 million range. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department solicited dried tropical fruit mix blend (3,000 cases annually) on January 28, 2026 with bids due February 5, 2026 under ITB ITBPRCFY260617.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (state health and human services facilities), Georgia (school districts), and California (correctional facilities), with sporadic frozen-produce line items appearing in larger school nutrition and state institutional food contracts rather than as standalone specialty citrus buys. The code shows moderate activity embedded within master food-service agreements rather than dedicated frozen-jaffa-orange solicitations; no recent state or local opportunity explicitly names frozen jaffa oranges as a primary procurement line. Vendors pursuing this code should monitor statewide institutional food contracts (Texas HHSC, Georgia school systems, state correctional facilities) where frozen citrus and specialty fruits are typically bundled with vegetables, berries, and other frozen staples, and should track pre-bid timelines for multi-year school nutrition and state facility food-service renewals, which commonly occur in spring (March through June) for July 1 contract start dates.