UNSPSC 50365019: Canned or jarred k-early oranges

The variety of oranges known as k-early oranges that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365019 Canned or jarred k-early oranges (Commodity) names a narrow product class, but state and local procurement offices use this code to solicit a wider range of canned and jarred preserved fruits — applesauce, pears, and mixed fruit products — primarily for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and state facility operations. Recent opportunities show state departments, county school districts, and municipal boards of education are the dominant issuing bodies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (most recently July 2026, due July 31), specifying 4,760 cases delivered to a central distribution center in Salem under a standing-offer model with five truckload deliveries 45 days apart. Product specifications are tight: USDA 2011 commodity standards, packed in own juice or light syrup, minimum one-year shelf life, sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky. Pricing is quoted per case on an FOB destination basis with all transportation and fuel prepaid by the contractor. The historical award price was $21.84 per case (June 2026, Robbins Sales). Oregon's combined local and state-resident preference program adds 5 percent plus 5 percent (10 percent total) to qualifying bids.

Geographic activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Texas (state hospital and state supported living center operations via HHSC and DSHS), and Georgia (school districts). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables covering 210 line items including canned goods, with contract values reaching $4.5 million over three-year periods and service requirements spanning 23 qualified ordering entities across the state. School districts from Hancock County, Georgia (June 2026 IFB, due June 26), to Austin ISD, Texas (July 2026 RFP, due July 16), are actively procuring canned and jarred fruit products as part of broader nutrition service requests. All recent opportunities impose Buy American or domestic-content preferences, USDA compliance mandates, FDA food safety standards, and general liability insurance minimums of $1 million per occurrence. Fuel surcharges are consistently prohibited; pricing must be firm for the contract term. Award structures favor lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value evaluation models on a line-item or vendor basis, with school districts often reserving the right to split awards across multiple suppliers. Payment terms run Net 30 to Net 45 days from delivery and invoice. No recent opportunities specify set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises.