UNSPSC 50355042: Frozen organic tunis oranges

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

UNSPSC 50355042 Frozen organic tunis oranges is a Commodity code representing a single product line, yet recent state and local solicitation activity under this code bears little relation to frozen tunis oranges specifically. Instead, the code appears to be tagged on broad food-procurement opportunities spanning shelf-stable products, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared items sourced for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service. The actual buying activity shows county boards of education, city school districts, state departments, and county social-services agencies soliciting annual or multi-year food contracts through RFPs and IFBs to support National School Lunch Program compliance, emergency food assistance, and cafeteria operations. Scope varies from 35 line items of shelf-stable staples (canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces) to over 1,100 line items spanning fresh and frozen produce, dairy, grains, condiments, and specialty dietary items, with vendors required to meet USDA Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content minimum), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and whole-grain requirements where applicable. Contracts are firm-fixed-price, typically annual (July through June), with all freight and fuel included in unit pricing and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites Monday through Friday during standard business hours.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) solicited shelf-stable food items via informal written quote due October 19, 2026 for delivery to its Senior Services Center; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) bid grocery items with 1,100+ line items and firm pricing through June 30, 2027; Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line bids for food and non-food products due June 8, 2026; and the State of Georgia issued a broad food-supplies bid due June 22, 2026. The code shows no meaningful activity in frozen tunis oranges and little geographic spread beyond Georgia and Connecticut based on recent posts. Mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation content suggests either tagging error in the state procurement systems or use of the code as a catch-all for institutional food procurement.