UNSPSC 50354417: Frozen organic kinnow oranges

The variety of organic mandarin oranges and tangerines known as organic kinnow oranges that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50354417 Frozen organic kinnow oranges is a Commodity code that in practice describes fresh and frozen citrus and specialty produce items purchased by school districts and municipal food service departments to support child nutrition and institutional feeding programs. State and local buyers under this code are primarily school districts—including independent school districts serving elementary through high school populations, county boards of education, and municipal school systems—along with occasional state and municipal purchasing offices. The scope of actual work involves procuring fresh produce, frozen fruits and vegetables, dairy, proteins, and comprehensive grocery inventories that meet USDA nutrition standards, Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products), whole-grain specifications, and sodium/trans-fat limits mandated by the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and equivalent state regulations. School nutrition programs also require vendors to maintain HACCP plans, provide 24/7 food recall accessibility, submit to blind taste and quality testing, carry liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence, comply with E-Verify authorization, and deliver to multiple school sites on firm pricing with no separate fuel surcharges.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with school districts issuing the plurality of solicitations. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services via IFB BNB052266 with a June 30, 2026 deadline, spanning over 1,100 line items and requiring LINQ School Solutions ordering-system integration. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce with over 200 line items and a June 26, 2026 response date. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited 900+ grocery line items by April 29, 2026, the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026, and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million across geographic areas. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System posted Bid 26-34 for 72 fresh produce items due April 23, 2026. State-level procurement also appears: the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products RFQ due June 22, 2026, though the full scope was embedded in a separate attachment. School districts typically award on a lowest responsive and responsible bid basis, reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors by line item, and structure contracts from July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options up to three or four years.