UNSPSC 50384603: Mandarin lime purees

The variety of limes known as mandarin limes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50384603 Mandarin lime purees, a Commodity code, sees little recent activity directly aligned with its nominal scope; state and local opportunities tagged under this code instead reflect broad school nutrition and institutional food service procurement encompassing applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and miscellaneous food products. The mismatch signals that the code either captures incidental ingredient purchases or functions as a catch-all classifier for fruit-based food items in state and local procurement systems, where buyers and their systems may not maintain granular commodity-level coding discipline. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Austin Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Liberty County Board of Education, and Muscogee County School District), state institutions (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal education agencies (Bridgeport Board of Education), reflecting the concentration of fruit and food product demand in child nutrition and correctional-facility food service operations. Geographic activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia, with particularly dense recent solicitation activity in Georgia and Texas school districts.

Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (canned applesauce, 4,760 cases, bids due July 31, 2026, with historical award at $21.84 per case), Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (dried fruit bars and apple crisps, proposals due July 16, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (food and consumable products for state-supported living centers, bids due July 13, 2026, prior-period value $1.5 million), and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts via GEC Buying Cooperative, estimated annual spending $4.4 million Area One and $1.1 million Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026). Opportunities consistently require firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, general liability insurance ($1–2 million per occurrence), delivery to multiple school or institutional sites, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications and food safety standards including HACCP plans and E-Verify authorization. School districts typically award on lowest responsive and responsible bid or best value; state agencies may exercise multi-year renewals and allow price adjustments tied to federal minimum wage or CPI indices. No incumbent vendors are named across the recent opportunities, and set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are absent from the procurement documents reviewed.