UNSPSC 50365002: Canned or jarred ambersweet oranges

The variety of oranges known as ambersweet oranges that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365002 Canned or jarred ambersweet oranges (Commodity) covers state and local procurement of canned citrus fruits and related preserved fruit products for institutional food service, institutional health care, and correctional facilities. The code spans broader preserved-fruit purchasing that includes applesauce, dried fruit bars, and supplemental food inventories for state hospitals and supported living centers, with school nutrition programs and corrections departments anchoring demand. State and local governments soliciting under this code include departments of corrections, school districts (independent and county-level), state health and human services agencies, city boards of education, and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear repeatedly as institutional bulk buyers. Work being solicited includes canned fruit products (applesauce, canned pears) delivered in truckload quantities to central distribution warehouses and nutritional facilities, with pricing quoted per-case on firm fixed-price terms, compliance with USDA 2011 commodity specifications, and delivery FOB destination with prepaid freight; representative solicitations include Oregon DOC's ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026) and Texas HHSC's IFB for supplemental food and consumables including preserved fruits across 23 statewide facilities (maximum potential contract value $4,500,000 over three years).

Geographic concentration centers on Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Recent opportunities span the period February through July 2026 across state purchasing offices, individual school districts, regional school nutrition cooperatives, and integrated food-service procurements. Bidders typically face Buy American requirements (domestic content or processing), USDA grade and specification compliance, state-level vendor preferences (Oregon applies combined 10% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders), commercial general liability insurance minimums of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, and firm pricing for contract periods ranging from one to three years with limited midterm adjustment provisions. Delivery windows are tight—first shipment within 45 to 60 days of order, with subsequent truckloads scheduled 45 days apart—and institutional food-service dynamics drive demand volatility tied to student meal participation and facility population. School districts and correctional systems dominate the recent-opportunity mix, with cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative expanding access across multi-district regions. The code shows sustained activity with a high density of institutional and correctional buyers, signaling regular reprocurement cycles and potential multi-year contract renewals.