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-level code that encompasses preserved citrus and other canned fruit products actually being procured by state and local governments for food service operations, institutional nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. State and local buyers under this code span state departments (corrections, health and human services), independent school districts, county boards of education, and municipal nutrition centers. The code's nominal scope focuses on organic mandarin oranges, but recent solicitations reveal considerably broader purchasing activity: the Oregon Department of Corrections is actively procuring canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is sourcing supplemental food and consumable products including canned goods for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB HHS0016792, due February 23, 2026); and multiple school districts are bidding food products portfolios encompassing canned fruits and related items as components of larger child nutrition procurements. The actual purchasing activity under this code diverges measurably from the organic mandarin oranges specificity—buyers are acquiring general canned fruit, applesauce, and mixed food service commodities that meet federal USDA and FDA standards for institutional food service rather than specialty organic produce.

Geographic concentration in recent activity shows strong presence across the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and Texas, with additional active procurement from Georgia school districts and municipal systems in Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple canned fruit solicitations (ITB S-29100-00017453 for applesauce with response due July 31, 2026, and prior ITB S2910000016975 for canned applesauce closing June 2, 2026), establishing that state as a repeat buyer with predictable ordering cycles. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement of supplemental food and consumables for statewide facilities (maximum potential value $4,500,000 over three years) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food product bids (IFB 304T-26-300CF) represent substantial institutional food service activity. School district procurement activity is widespread but typically embedded within broader grocery and food service master contracts rather than cited as discrete mandarin orange or canned-fruit-specific awards. The code shows limited standalone recent opportunity visibility; most canned fruit procurement appears structured as component line items within larger food commodities portfolios managed by institutional nutrition programs rather than as dedicated single-product solicitations.