UNSPSC 50375025: Canned or jarred organic melogold oranges

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

UNSPSC 50375025 Canned or jarred organic melogold oranges (Commodity) describes a narrow product line, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code reveal that governments are actually buying a much broader range of canned and jarred fruit products — including applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and mixed produce — for food service, nutrition programs, senior services, and correctional facilities. The mix of issuing bodies includes county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), county social services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home system), school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Most solicitations are framed as informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations to bid (ITB), or invitations for bid (IFB) with response dates typically two to four weeks from posting.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 ITB for approximately 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce (response due June 2, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with 210 line items and a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years (bid due March 19, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas encompassing approximately 382 line items (response due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum), and Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including citrus, berries, and specialty fruits for the 2026-27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026). Delivery is typically FOB destination with firm fixed pricing, and most contracts require Buy American provisions or domestic content thresholds of 51 percent for processed products.