UNSPSC 50374416: Canned or jarred organic king mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50374416 Canned or jarred organic king mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that captures shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products, including citrus fruits, that state and local governments procure for food service operations at correctional facilities, veterans homes, schools, senior services centers, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show state and local procurement offices buying canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, and broader commodity food baskets that encompass canned citrus and stone fruits alongside proteins, vegetables, grains, and consumable supplies. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, and state veterans home systems; county boards of education and commissioners' offices; independent school districts; and municipal boards of education. The Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office appear as repeat buyers on multiple recent solicitations for canned fruit and weekly food orders.

Activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two recent ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026), each covering roughly 2,000 cases with a historical unit price near $21.83 per case and Oregon-goods preferences of 5 percent available. The State of Illinois has posted multiple quarterly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (27497DVAQUINCB53752, due August 24, 2026, and 27497DVAQUINCB52820, due June 17, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned products (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted a broad supplemental food and consumables IFB covering 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years). Additional activity appears in Texas, Connecticut, and Georgia across school districts and state agencies, with Buy American requirements mandating minimum 51 percent domestic content on processed products in several school and public-benefit solicitations.