UNSPSC 50364439: Canned or jarred sunburst mandarin oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as sunburst mandarin oranges that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50364439 Canned or jarred sunburst mandarin oranges is a Commodity code encompassing preserved citrus fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services institutions. The actual buying activity under this code shows broader preserved-fruit purchasing than the specific commodity name suggests — recent solicitations tag canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed food-service commodities under related codes, indicating that issuing bodies use the UNSPSC taxonomy to cast wide nets across fruit and produce categories rather than restricting procurement to mandarin oranges alone. State and local buyers under this code include school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs), state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers of canned or preserved fruit products, along with multiple Georgia school districts and Texas school systems purchasing fresh and preserved produce year-round.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Missouri, with school-district nutrition programs serving as the dominant purchasing category. Representative recent solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (Fruit Applesauce, due July 31, 2026), requesting 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at an estimated $21.84 per case for delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (Dried Fruit Bars and Apple Crisps, due July 16, 2026), for delivery to the district's central warehouse; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (Fresh Produce and Eggs, due March 4, 2026), a cooperative procurement serving 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in one geographic area. Responses are submitted via state e-procurement portals (OregonBuys, Bonfire, Texas HHS Online Bid Room) with firm-fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, and delivery to centralized distribution points or individual school sites. ODOC applies a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; Texas and Georgia solicitations require USDA commodity compliance and often specify minimum shelf life, specific packing formats, and liability insurance of $1 million or greater.