UNSPSC 50315100: Organic papayas

The type of organic fruit known as organic papayas

UNSPSC 50315100 Organic papayas is a Class code that in practice sees little state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block shows no fresh papaya solicitations; instead, the tagged opportunities span school district food service procurement for fresh produce broadly — bananas, mixed fruits and vegetables, eggs, and a la carte beverages — under state and local RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs. The mismatch between code definition and actual recent sourcing suggests that organic papayas either do not appear in school nutrition budgets with sufficient frequency to generate standalone solicitations, or are procured as line items within broader fresh-produce contracts that are tagged at the family or segment level rather than at the commodity code.

School districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the issuing bodies, with activity concentrated in Georgia and across multiple state jurisdictions including Texas (Austin Independent School District, McAllen ISD), Utah (Salt Lake City School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, estimated $78,000 annual value), Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (estimated $4.4 million and $1.1 million for two geographic areas, due March 4, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce (approximately 60 line items, due April 14, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items including papayas (due June 26, 2026). Most contracts run calendar or fiscal-year terms with renewable options; evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50 percent, vendor qualifications and experience at 10–20 percent, and product quality and customer service at 15–25 percent. Buyers consistently require HACCP plans, food-safety documentation, Buy American compliance, liability insurance (commonly $1 million minimum), and E-Verify authorization. If pursuing this code, target entry through cooperative purchasing vehicles and position around supply of mixed fresh-produce bundles to school nutrition programs rather than organic papayas in isolation.