UNSPSC 50355025: Frozen organic melogold oranges

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

UNSPSC 50355025 Frozen organic melogold oranges is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh and frozen citrus products procured by state and local school nutrition programs to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments buying under this code source frozen and fresh produce as components of broader school meal contracts—typically as line items within comprehensive grocery or produce solicitations that span 70 to 1,100+ items per procurement. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity showing purchases by independent school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Early County, Decatur, Rockwood, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County in Georgia and Missouri), county-level purchasing (Hancock County Board of Education), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts across Georgia). All procurements are subject to Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content, USDA compliance, HACCP documentation, food recall procedures, nutrition labeling standards, and delivery Monday through Friday to designated school sites. Vendors must maintain general liability and products liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate), provide state health inspection reports, notarized E-Verify affidavits, and federal debarment certification.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Georgia and Missouri. The Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce (including citrus fruits and melons) with bids due June 26, 2026 and deliveries to three school sites from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Douglas County School System (serving 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative) solicited approximately 72 produce line items including citrus under RFP SN 26-004, with proposals due March 4, 2026 and estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System issued Bid 26-34 on March 22, 2026 for 72 fresh produce items with sealed bids due April 23, 2026 and delivery to 60 school sites. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 grocery line items for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. Broader grocery solicitations from the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) and City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) also included frozen and fresh produce as component line items within larger school nutrition contracts. All contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually, with pricing firm for the contract period and no separate fuel surcharges permitted; vendors are responsible for all packing and transportation to school sites.