UNSPSC 50375001: Canned or jarred organic african sour oranges

The variety of organic oranges known as organic african sour oranges that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50375001 Canned or jarred organic African sour oranges is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses shelf-stable food products procured for institutional food service across correctional facilities, veterans homes, schools, senior services, and state health agencies. Recent solicitations under this code span canned and jarred fruits, applesauce, dried fruit products, and broader fresh and processed produce lines, indicating that state and local buyers use the code as a catch-all for food-supply procurement rather than as a narrowly specialized sourcing category. Issuing bodies include state departments (Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Hancock County, Georgia), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and specialized state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections). The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple quarterly food-service solicitations across FY-27. Most opportunities are issued as IFBs or RFQs with informal written quotes; response cycles are typically one to three weeks from posting to deadline.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), Texas (HHSC El Paso, TDCJ statewide), and Oregon (Department of Corrections) representing the most visible recent procurement volume. Illinois Veterans Home solicitations appear quarterly. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois' weekly food-order solicitations for Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (proposals due August 24 and June 17, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections' ITBs for canned applesauce totaling approximately 4,760 cases at approximately $21.84 per case historical pricing (bid closing June 2, 2026); Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026); and Texas HHSC's IFB for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a three-year contract ceiling of $4.5 million (bid due March 19, 2026). Oregon applies a combined 10% preference (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5% for resident-headquartered bidders) on canned applesauce bids. School lunch procurements invoke Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51% domestic agricultural content in processed products.