UNSPSC 50383007: Ponderosa citron purees

The variety of citrons known as ponderosa citrons which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50383007 Ponderosa citron purees (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local opportunities. The opportunities posted against this code are predominantly grocery and food service procurement for institutional feeding — school nutrition programs, corrections departments, state health facilities, and municipal school districts — spanning canned applesauce, dried fruit products, fresh produce, eggs, and broad commodity food lines. The issuing bodies are school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System, Dallas ISD), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via Comptroller), and municipal entities (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). The work involves fixed-price supply of food staples, produce, proteins, and consumables delivered on regularly scheduled routes to central distribution hubs or individual school sites, typically under ITB, IFB, or RFP notice types with firm pricing for 12-month or multi-year terms and Buy American and USDA compliance requirements standard across most solicitations.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with substantial recent opportunities in Georgia (Hancock County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC statewide, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, El Paso State Supported Living Center), and Oregon (ODOC), with additional activity in Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, and the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for a master grocery K-12 contract due April 27, 2026, spanning 45 schools and distribution kitchens. All recent solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing with minimal to no fuel or cost-of-living adjustments, compliance with federal commodity and nutrition standards, and direct or warehouse delivery on F.O.B. destination terms.