UNSPSC 50375000: Canned or jarred organic oranges

Any of several species of small trees or shrubs in the genus citrus of the rue or citrus family and their fruits. Grown in tropical and subtropical regions, the nearly round fruits have leathery, oily rinds and edible, juicy inner flesh rich in vitamin c. They have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50375000 Canned or jarred organic oranges is a Class code whose recent state and local procurement activity reflects a much broader and unrelated scope: state and local governments are actually buying canned and jarred fruit products of many kinds — applesauce, pears, and other canned fruits packed in juice, water, or light syrup — as part of institutional food service supply chains for corrections departments, school nutrition programs, health and human services facilities, and state hospitals. The code designation "organic oranges" does not match the work solicited under it. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, Illinois CPO, Georgia), county boards of education, independent school districts, and specialized state-supported living centers also active. These procurement requests are nearly uniform in structure: institutions seek multiple cases of shelf-stable canned fruit meeting USDA commodity specifications, delivered FOB destination with firm pricing quoted per case or per unit, typically within 60 to 120 days of order issuance.

Recent opportunities show strong activity in the Southeast and Southwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two consecutive ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, for 4,760 cases at $21.84 per case historical pricing; S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026, for 1,904 cases at $21.827 per case) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences. Texas HHSC procured supplemental food and consumables including canned goods statewide (HHS0016792 and HHS0016792V2, due February 23, 2026 and March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items with a potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026) delivered to central warehouse. Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited quarterly food orders with brand-specific requirements (27497DVAQUINCB52820, due June 17, 2026). The code shows active, fragmented state and local procurement across food service verticals — no single issuing body dominates — with response dates clustering in the second and third quarters of 2026 and firm pricing requirements across all opportunities.