UNSPSC 50374406: Canned or jarred organic fairchild oranges

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

UNSPSC 50374406 Canned or jarred organic fairchild oranges is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred citrus products for institutional food service—primarily cafeteria, nutrition center, senior services, correctional facility, and state hospital operations. Recent solicitations show governments buying general-purpose canned fruit (applesauce, mixed fruit), processed citrus products, and broader commodity food lines where canned oranges would appear as one line item among dozens of proteins, vegetables, condiments, and shelf-stable staples. The issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education and county commissions (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), city-level nutrition centers (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), independent school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas), and state veterans' homes. Purchasing patterns vary by institution: correctional facilities and state hospitals procure large quantities on annual or quarterly schedules; school districts buy fresh and processed produce for breakfast and lunch programs; and county nutrition centers serve seniors. Procurement methods include informal written quotes (IWQ), sealed bids (IFB), and requests for proposals (RFP).

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Connecticut), Texas, Oregon, and Illinois, with the most recent solicitations posted between May and October 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem (bids due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case), Austin Independent School District's June 2026 RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (proposals due July 16, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers (bids due March 19, 2026, with a potential three-year contract value of $4,500,000). Most commodity food procurements impose Buy American provisions, require FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight, demand USDA compliance and shelf-life certifications, and award on best-value or lowest-responsive-bidder criteria. Few solicitations in this dataset explicitly mention canned oranges; the code appears underutilized or absorbed into larger, multi-item commodity contracts where specific fruit varieties are not itemized at the posting level.