UNSPSC 50354430: Frozen organic ortanique tangerines

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

UNSPSC 50354430 Frozen organic ortanique tangerines is a Commodity code that should describe specialty citrus fruit products. However, the recent opportunities tagged to this code show no procurement activity for frozen organic tangerines or any citrus product category. Instead, the eight recent state and local solicitations address comprehensive school nutrition food-service supply—covering fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, eggs, and main-line food distribution for school lunch and breakfast programs. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being sourced indicates that this code does not capture meaningful procurement activity under its stated definition. The tagged opportunities span multiple school districts and one state agency, all pursuing annual or multi-year contracts to feed student populations under National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding, but none involves frozen organic tangerines or specialty citrus procurement.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Georgia school districts—Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, City Schools of Decatur, Early County, and Hancock County—with additional activity in Connecticut (Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), and one Georgia statewide solicitation. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated spend $5.5 million annually), Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery-items IFB covering over 900 line items (due April 29, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's annual fresh-produce contract for 72 items delivered to 60 schools (due April 23, 2026). All solicitations require firm pricing inclusive of transportation, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, Buy American compliance, and liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. This code shows no relevant current procurement activity and should be deprioritized in favor of higher-tier Family or Class codes that capture school nutrition supply activity comprehensively.