UNSPSC 50305101: Green cooking papayas

The variety of papayas known as green cooking papayas

UNSPSC 50305101 Green cooking papayas is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce — including papayas, bananas, apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, and other fresh fruits and vegetables — primarily for institutional food service programs operated by school districts, correctional facilities, mental health and social service agencies, senior centers, and child care providers. The procurement spans bulk delivery of fresh produce to central warehouses or individual sites, often with specifications for ripeness, case size, delivery temperature, packaging, traceability documentation, and HACCP compliance. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, city human services departments, regional health coalitions, and child care networks. School nutrition programs are the dominant buyer segment, purchasing produce for National School Lunch Programs and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal service. Correctional facilities and institutional meal programs represent a secondary but consistent procurement stream.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations across food warehouse locations, including IW267376 (Palestine, Texas, due October 19, 2026, RFP), IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026, RFP), and IW267411 (Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, due October 14, 2026, RFP). Georgia school districts dominate the competitive landscape: Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce (due June 26, 2026); Bryan County Schools issued a sealed bid for fresh produce spanning apples, carrots, onions, and strawberries in case quantities (due May 27, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education sought fresh produce across 24 nutrition sites with 40 line items (due June 16, 2026); and Bartow County School System requested local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026). School districts in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas at $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026; RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring 400-mile sourcing within Wisconsin, due July 29, 2026), Illinois (Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center, FY27 contract, due August 14, 2026; Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center, small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education, over 1,100 line items including produce, due June 30, 2026) also drove recent opportunities. Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park including concession produce supply (due March 6, 2025); Head Start of Greater Dallas procured approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat for CACFP service (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94); and the City of San Antonio's Senior Services Division issued RFP 26-070 for produce market operations at 15 senior center sites (due May 27, 2026).