UNSPSC 50394503: Organic thornton orange purees

The variety of organic mthatarin oranges that tangerines known as organic thornton oranges which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50394503 Organic thornton orange purees, a Commodity code, sees minimal targeted procurement activity under its specific product name in state and local solicitations. Instead, state and local governments are buying a broad range of shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional food service — including canned and frozen fruits, applesauces, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples — under codes that encompass food procurement more generally. The issuing bodies are diverse: county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), state agencies and departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), county social services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), independent school districts (Austin ISD), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show food service contracts averaging in scope from roughly 35 line items for smaller county or district orders to over 200 line items for statewide institutional suppliers, with award patterns favoring single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bidder or best value.

Geographic activity spans multiple regions with recent solicitations posted from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Board of Education), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Texas (Austin ISD, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with proposals due August 24, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026; Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with bids due July 13, 2026. The code shows no recent direct procurement of organic thornton orange purees specifically; the cited opportunities reflect generic food-service commodity procurement where the actual products solicited diverge from the code's nominal scope.