UNSPSC 50375002: Canned or jarred organic ambersweet oranges

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

UNSPSC 50375002 Canned or jarred organic ambersweet oranges is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity specifically aligned to the code's stated scope; the opportunities tagged to this code reflect a much broader food-service procurement pattern centered on canned and fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and consumables for institutional feeding programs rather than organic ambersweet oranges specifically. State and local governments procuring under this code tier are school districts, state departments, and regional purchasing cooperatives supplying child nutrition and institutional food service operations. The issuing bodies are primarily K-12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), and municipal procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). The work being solicited spans canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, canned and fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy, and associated consumables—far broader than the code's organic orange specification—with contracts typically covering full school years (July through June) or multi-year terms with renewal options, firm fixed pricing, and FOB destination or FOB prepaid delivery terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, 5% Oregon preference, due July 31, 2026), Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (estimated prior value $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 to 52 school locations (due April 27, 2026, with July 1 start), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts (estimated $5.5 million combined value, due March 4, 2026). Commodity codes at this tier see heavy school nutrition and institutional food service demand; the disconnect between the stated scope (organic ambersweet oranges) and actual procurement activity (broad-based canned and fresh produce for institutional food service) signals either miscoding at source or a code used as a catch-all for diverse canned and fresh fruit categories within state and local food procurement workflows.