UNSPSC 50354433: Frozen organic ponkan bantangas mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50354433 Frozen organic ponkan bantangas mandarin oranges, a Commodity code, nominally identifies a single produce item, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not center on frozen specialty citrus — instead, the recent opportunities show that purchasing offices tag broad food and nutrition solicitations with narrower produce codes when posting to procurement systems. The actual work being solicited spans shelf-stable and frozen grocery procurement for school nutrition programs, senior services, and municipal food assistance, encompassing hundreds of line items across fresh produce, protein, dairy, grains, condiments, and non-food food-service supplies. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with county boards of education and municipal school systems appearing across multiple recent solicitations; county governments and state purchasing also solicit under this code for centralized food procurement supporting senior services and general operations.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, and specialty items for the 2026-27 school year, with bids due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) and Bridgeport Board of Education issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items to support the National School Lunch Program, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American Provision requirements and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) sought informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services, with quotes due October 19, 2026. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food and paper supplies, with bids due June 8, 2026. The State of Georgia also posted a food supplies procurement with a June 22, 2026 deadline. School breakfast and lunch program compliance, Buy American provisions, HACCP documentation, and firm fixed pricing through the contract year are consistent requirements across these opportunities.