UNSPSC 50354439: Frozen organic sunburst mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50354439 Frozen organic sunburst mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that captures specialty frozen citrus fruits procured for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. State and local governments buying under this code source frozen mandarin oranges and similar prepackaged frozen fruit items as components of larger school meals contracts, where they meet USDA nutrition standards, whole-grain requirements, and Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic agricultural content. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education—including urban school systems serving 19,000+ students and smaller rural districts—that bundle frozen fruit procurement within broader annual grocery or produce solicitations. School nutrition administrators issue these contracts as RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, typically with contract terms running July 1 through June 30 and firm pricing throughout the performance period.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with the most substantial documented opportunities appearing in Georgia school districts. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, IFB, due April 23, 2026) solicited 72 fresh produce items across 60 school sites; Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) requested fresh produce spanning citrus, berries, and specialty fruits for three delivery locations; and the City Schools of Decatur (IFB, due May 15, 2026) procured frozen foods and grocery items for ten school sites. Douglas County School System sourced fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 districts across two Georgia areas (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026, estimated $4.4 million Area One spend). Outside Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued solicitation BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery-line items including frozen products for the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) requested grocery items spanning 900+ line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants (due April 29, 2026). All recent contracts emphasize HACCP plans, product labeling with nutrition information, no-nut formulations, firm pricing including transportation, and compliance with Buy American content thresholds of 51% domestic agricultural ingredients.