UNSPSC 50374431: Canned or jarred organic page mandarin oranges

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

UNSPSC 50374431 Canned or jarred organic page mandarin oranges is a Commodity code under which state and local governments purchase canned and jarred fruit products—primarily applesauce, pears, and other shelf-stable processed fruit—for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and institutional food service. The work being solicited is straightforward procurement of ready-to-eat canned or jarred fruit meeting USDA commodity specifications, delivered in bulk case quantities to central warehouses or distribution centers. Issuing bodies span state corrections and health agencies, school districts, and county education boards. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, having posted multiple ITB solicitations for canned applesauce in recent months. School districts—including Hancock County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), Douglas County (Georgia), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Fairfax County (Virginia), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas)—dominate the recent activity under this code, though they are soliciting mixed produce and food categories rather than canned mandarin oranges specifically. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and similar state health agencies also appear, procuring food and consumables statewide for institutional facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia school districts posting multiple fresh-produce and prepared-food RFPs and ITBs, Oregon corrections issuing canned-fruit ITBs (S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, and prior S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), and Texas agencies soliciting mixed food commodities for state institutions. The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017453 (due July 31, 2026) exemplifies the scope: 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered FOB destination in five truckloads to Salem with a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales and Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10%. Most school-district solicitations are RFPs or IFBs spanning 200-plus line items of mixed produce and food supplies rather than single-commodity canned-fruit buys; the Douglas County cooperative RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) covers fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One alone. The code shows consistent but fragmented activity—no single buyer dominates, and canned fruit is one component within broader institutional food-service contracts rather than a standalone focus.