UNSPSC 50384821: Mediterranean mandarin orange purees

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as mediterranean mandarin oranges which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50384821 Mediterranean mandarin orange purees (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the work actually being solicited under it by state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged with this code overwhelmingly involve broad-based food procurement for institutional food service — canned applesauce, dried fruit products, fresh produce, frozen entrees, dairy, proteins, and consumable supplies for schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers. The code's specific reference to Mediterranean mandarin orange purees does not appear in any of the recent solicitations; instead, issuing bodies are buying bundled food service inventories where citrus may be a minor component among hundreds of line items. This pattern suggests the code is either being applied at too granular a tier for the actual procurement mix, or vendors and procurement offices are tagging general food supply contracts to this commodity code as a placeholder. Decision-relevant: if your firm targets this code hoping to supply specialty citrus purees, the recent activity will not reflect realistic opportunity volume. If your firm is a general food service distributor, the code signals institutional food service demand but provides minimal guidance on actual scope or specialization.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District Missouri; Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Georgia; Austin Independent School District Texas; Hancock County Schools Georgia; Liberty County Board of Education Georgia; Muscogee County School District Georgia; Douglas County School System Georgia; Dallas Independent School District Texas), state and local institutional operators (Oregon Department of Corrections; Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State of Illinois; City of Bridgeport Connecticut), and regional purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative Georgia). School district nutrition programs dominate the mix. Geographic spread includes Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois, with the heaviest recent activity in Georgia and Texas school systems. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, with a 10% combined Oregon-vendor preference); Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens across Fairfax County (due April 27, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center (estimated prior-period value $1.5 million annually, due July 13, 2026); and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services to 32 schools serving 25,500 students with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (due February 18, 2026).