UNSPSC 50384902: Temple orange purees

The variety of fruit which is a cross between a mandarin and a sweet orange which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50384902 Temple orange purees is a Commodity code that nominally covers temple orange puree products, but the recent state and local solicitations indexed under this code do not reflect procurement of temple orange purees or orange-derived products. Instead, the code tags a diverse range of shelf-stable and fresh food commodities purchased for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, veterans homes, county senior services, and state supported living centers. State and local governments procure canned fruits (applesauce), dried fruit bars, fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus), proteins, dairy, bakery items, condiments, and consumable food-service supplies under this code. The issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city boards of education, county commissioners' offices, and school districts. Procurement vehicles range from informal written quotes (IWQ) and invitations for bid (IFB) to requests for proposal (RFP), with most awards made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value criteria.

Geographic activity spans Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), Illinois (state-level facilities), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (school districts, state criminal justice and health agencies), Connecticut (city board of education), and multiple other states represented in the recent block. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 with a 10 percent Oregon preference; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products with a historical value of $1.5 million due July 13, 2026; and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse regions with response due May 4, 2026 and an extended term through August 31, 2029. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (temple orange purees) and actual procurement activity (diverse institutional food commodities) suggests the code is used as a catch-all for food service procurement or reflects legacy categorization that does not track current purchasing patterns.