UNSPSC 50384900: Tangelo purees

The type of fruit of a hybrid between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a grapefruit which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50384900 Tangelo purees is a Class code that encompasses procurement of fruit-based food products for state and local institutional food service, including canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, and shelf-stable commodity foods delivered to correctional facilities, schools, senior services, veterans homes, and health and human services centers. State and local governments buy under this code principally to stock institutional kitchens and food-service programs serving incarcerated populations, school children, seniors, veterans, and residents of state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, departments of education, county boards of education, county senior services, school districts, and municipal boards of education. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners appear as repeat solicitors in the recent record.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response deadline July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (historical value $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period, response deadline July 13, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services (response deadline October 19, 2026), Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (response deadline July 16, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items for the 2026-27 school year (response deadline June 26, 2026). Most solicitations specify firm fixed pricing inclusive of transportation and delivery to designated facilities, compliance with USDA commodity or grade specifications, and awards to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or on best-value criteria.