UNSPSC 50345032: Frozen parson brown oranges

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

UNSPSC 50345032 Frozen parson brown oranges is a Commodity code that sees virtually no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity tagged with this code—the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 grocery IFB for Big Spring State Hospital—covers broad institutional food service procurement spanning proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages, not frozen citrus. The code appears to be either misapplied by the issuing agency or reserved for infrequent, highly specialized sourcing and does not represent an active procurement category worth pursuing based on current market signals.

The broader institutional and school nutrition food service space—where frozen produce, citrus products, and citrus-adjacent commodities are actually being procured—shows robust activity across state health agencies, county school districts, and municipal systems in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida, and California. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears frequently with statewide institutional food service IFBs (most recently HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center in June 2026 and HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital in July 2026); Georgia school districts issue regular produce and grocery RFPs and IFBs (Hancock County Schools, Early County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County systems); and specialized procurement vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative aggregate purchasing across multiple Georgia school districts. Typical scopes encompass fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, breadstuffs, and food service supplies delivered on weekly schedules to multiple school or facility locations, with contract terms running July-June and quantities often in the thousands of cases annually. Evaluation emphasizes lowest responsive price, vendor experience, product quality, delivery reliability, and federal compliance (Buy American, USDA standards, HACCP, food safety). If your firm supplies frozen citrus or citrus-forward products to institutional food service, monitor Texas HHSC and Georgia school district procurement channels directly rather than relying on the 50345032 code tag, which does not reliably identify relevant opportunities.