UNSPSC 50364444: Canned or jarred wekiwa tangerines

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

UNSPSC 50364444 Canned or jarred wekiwa tangerines is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a broader range of shelf-stable fruit products—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, and related processed fruit items—procured by state and local government food service operations including corrections facilities, veterans homes, schools, counties, and state health agencies. State and local buyers use this code to solicit canned and jarred fruit products for institutional meal service, emergency food distribution, and supplemental nutrition programs, often bundled with other shelf-stable food commodities in larger food-service procurements. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, municipal school districts, and county purchasing offices; the Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy) have appeared multiple times in recent solicitations.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (June 2, 2026 and May 18, 2026 deadlines, approximately 1,904 and 4,760 cases respectively), with a historical price around $21.83 per case and Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy multiple times under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (June 17, 2026 and August 24, 2026 deadlines). Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a statewide supplemental food and consumables IFB covering 210 line items including fresh and canned fruits (March 19, 2026 deadline, $4.5 million potential value over three years). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia issued an IFB for 1,062 cases of food items including canned proteins and vegetables (October 19, 2026 deadline). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (July 16, 2026 deadline). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce including citrus and berries (June 26, 2026 deadline). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have also recently procured food commodities through similar mechanisms. Award typically goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or on best-value basis; Oregon and Illinois buyers apply state-goods preferences, while federal Buy American provisions apply in school lunch programs.