UNSPSC 50375022: Canned or jarred organic late valencia oranges

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

UNSPSC 50375022 Canned or jarred organic late Valencia oranges is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable citrus products procured by state and local food service operations. Recent opportunities under this code show state and local governments buying canned and jarred fruit products—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and mixed canned vegetables and proteins—as part of broader food-supply contracts for correctional facilities, state veterans' homes, school districts, county senior services, and state-supported living centers. The code appears to capture a subset of a wider institutional food-procurement activity; most opportunities posted in the source are tagged to this Commodity but request multiple line items across diverse food categories rather than canned oranges specifically, suggesting tagging practices may cast wider nets than the code's nominal scope. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state correctional and veterans' home systems. Contract vehicles span informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations for bid (ITB and IFB), and requests for proposal (RFP), with most opportunities showing competitive bidding and award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with multiple opportunities from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, Texas HHSC, TDCJ), and Illinois (State Veterans Home at Quincy), plus activity in Oregon (ODOC) and Connecticut (Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and sauces, due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229); Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a July 31, 2026 deadline and historical award price of $21.84 per case; Texas HHSC issuing an IFB for supplemental food and consumables across 210 line items statewide to state hospitals and supported living centers with a March 19, 2026 deadline and estimated three-year contract value of $4.5 million; and Austin Independent School District requesting proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to central warehouse, due July 16, 2026 (RFP 27RFP004). Delivery terms commonly require FOB Destination with prepaid freight, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, and brand-or-equal substitution where permitted. Buy American requirements appear in school-district and some state-agency opportunities, typically mandating 51 percent domestic content for processed products.