UNSPSC 50355012: Frozen organic cara cara oranges

The variety of organic oranges known as organic cara cara oranges that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50355012 Frozen organic cara cara oranges is a Commodity code for a single produce line item that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Recent solicitations show that frozen and fresh citrus fruits appear as line items within much broader grocery and fresh produce contracts rather than as standalone procurements. The code sits within school district food service operations, where purchasing occurs through competitive sealed bid and invitation-for-bid processes alongside hundreds of other food and beverage items. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards across multiple states, supplemented by city school systems and county educational institutions. The scope of work under which frozen oranges appear encompasses comprehensive food supply chains that integrate produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared items, all subject to USDA compliance, Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content), whole-grain and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school sites on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, where the Douglas County School System issued a cooperative buying RFP for fresh produce and eggs spanning 30 districts across two areas (estimated $5.5 million total annual spending), the Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce with over 200 line items including citrus varieties due June 26, 2026, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System bid 72 fresh produce items due April 23, 2026, all on IFB or RFP terms. Additional school district procurements in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, electronic bids due June 30, 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, over 900 line items due April 29, 2026), and Georgia (Early County and City Schools of Decatur) show a sustained pattern of line-by-line food purchasing cycles aligned with the July 1 fiscal year start. Frozen organic cara cara oranges, when present in these solicitations, compete as a single specification line among dozens of fruit offerings, with award typically made to lowest responsive bidders on a firm fixed basis and strict compliance with product labeling, nutritional documentation, and cold-chain temperature maintenance requirements.