UNSPSC 50305102: Maradol papayas

The variety of papayas known as maradol papayas

UNSPSC 50305102 Maradol papayas, a Commodity code, reflects state and local government procurement of fresh produce for institutional food service — specifically school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health and senior centers, and child care operations. The code tracks acquisition of fresh fruits and vegetables as line items within broader food-service contracts, though mapayas alone appear infrequently in recent solicitations; most activity clusters around produce categories (apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes) that anchor school lunch programs and correctional-facility food warehouses. Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County, Dougherty County, DeSoto County school systems), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health), county corrections and social-services agencies (Collier County Parks and Recreation), cities (Bridgeport Board of Education, San Antonio senior services), and regional nonprofits (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas and Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, followed by Illinois state agencies and scattered municipal procurement across food-service operations.

Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing two parallel RFQs (IW267420 and IW267411, due October 14, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, and the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia releasing an IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and specialty items including papayas for the 2026-27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026). The Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center sought weekly deliveries of approximately 39 produce line items under small purchase procurement (bids due August 14, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin bid separately for petite bananas ($78,000 estimated annual value, RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) with local-sourcing and organic-preference pricing adjustments. Most school-district and state-agency contracts run July through June or September through August on annual or multi-year terms with fixed pricing and firm delivery schedules; Buy American provisions and USDA nutrition compliance are standard. Insurance minimums ($500,000 to $1 million general liability) and HACCP documentation are near-universal requirements across institutional food-service procurement.