UNSPSC 50355022: Frozen organic late valencia oranges

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

UNSPSC 50355022 Frozen organic late valencia oranges is a Commodity code under which state and local governments rarely procure this specific product line in isolation; recent opportunities reflect instead broad grocery and fresh produce solicitations that name frozen citrus as one line item among hundreds of others. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary buyers including city procurement offices on behalf of boards of education and county systems. The scope of work spans school nutrition programs — breakfast and lunch — where frozen organic Valencia oranges appear as one option within larger frozen fruit categories that also include berries, stone fruits, and other processed produce. Districts stipulate USDA compliance, whole-grain standards where applicable, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and food recall accessibility. Products must carry nutritional labeling and meet the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards. Vendors deliver to central warehouses or individual school sites Monday through Friday, typically between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., on a firm fixed-price basis with transportation and packing included and no fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut. The Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) issued an IFB due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items including citrus fruits as part of the 2026-27 school year contract. The Douglas County School System (Douglasville, Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two geographic areas, with responses due March 4, 2026; estimated annual spending was $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items (Solicitation BNB052266) for the Bridgeport Board of Education with bids due June 30, 2026, encompassing over 1,100 line items including frozen products. The Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri requested bids for over 900 grocery line items with submissions due April 29, 2026. Frozen organic citrus oranges remain a minor line item within these larger produce and grocery contracts rather than the subject of standalone solicitations.