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 describing specialty frozen citrus products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, nutrition assistance programs, and school meal operations. The recent opportunities show that frozen oranges and related frozen fruit products appear rarely in isolation — instead, state and local buyers soliciting under this code typically acquire them as line items within much broader frozen-food and produce procurement portfolios. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, city departments of education, and regional food-distribution programs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission dominates the recent activity, posting multiple IFBs for frozen food products serving state hospitals, state supported living centers, and institutional campuses across the state. Georgia, New Jersey, Connecticut, Oregon, and Texas school districts and county boards of education represent the next tier of buyers. The actual work being solicited spans school lunch and breakfast programs, state institutional feeding (hospitals, supported living centers, senior services), child care food programs, and nutrition assistance distribution — contexts where frozen fruit inventory must reliably supply high-volume meal production and must meet federal CACFP, National School Lunch Program, and USDA Commodity Specifications standards.

Geographic concentration is heavy in Texas, with HHSC posting six separate IFBs for frozen and fresh food products across multiple state facilities between May and August 2026. Georgia, through Hancock County and Early County school boards, shows secondary activity. Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases, and Texas Head Start round out recent geographic reach. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338V1 (Frozen Food Products, posted July 17, 2026, due August 18, 2026) seeking 106 line items including baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, and vegetables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with estimated annual volume around $9 million; the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 (Fresh Produce, posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) requesting over 200 line items of fresh and frozen produce including multiple apple varieties and citrus for three school sites; and the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services' T1103 rebid (Frozen Vegetables, posted May 15, 2026, due June 17, 2026) for frozen mixed vegetables in specific configurations to support DSS nutrition assistance programs. All solicitations emphasize firm, fixed pricing; federal food safety and USDA compliance; timely delivery windows; and multi-year contract terms with optional renewals.