UNSPSC 50385525: Melogold orange purees

The variety of oranges known as melogold oranges which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385525 Melogold orange purees is a Commodity code reflecting a narrow product line within institutional food purchasing. State and local buyers under this code solicit shelf-stable and fresh fruit products — including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and fresh produce — for food service operations across corrections, health and human services, schools, and senior services. The recent opportunities show that while the code nominally names a specific citrus product, issuing bodies tag broader fruit and produce categories under it, and state and local procurement offices treat fruit procurement as a component of larger food-supply contracts rather than as standalone commodity buys. School districts, county boards of education, state corrections departments, state health agencies, and city education procurement offices conduct this sourcing; the State of Illinois has posted multiple weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, and Oregon's Department of Corrections has issued repeat solicitations for canned applesauce. Contract structures vary from informal quotes (Gwinnett County, Georgia) to formal IFBs (Oregon, Texas, Connecticut) and RFPs (Austin Independent School District), with most contracts running annual or multi-quarter terms and allowing brand-or-equal substitutions where specified.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Illinois (state veteran home), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and secondary activity from scattered other jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem, due July 31, 2026, pricing historically at $21.84 per case; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items (including apples, berries, citrus, and specialty fruits) with delivery to three school sites, bids due June 26, 2026; and the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with historical spend of $1.5 million annually and proposals due July 13, 2026. The City of Bridgeport's BNB053266 commodities bid for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, due June 26, 2026, requires compliance with Buy American provisions and MBE/CBE certifications under city ordinance, reflecting local set-aside and preference activity common in school food service procurement.