UNSPSC 50325104: Dried mountain papayas

The variety of papayas known as mountain papayas that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325104 Dried mountain papayas is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within produce procurement, yet the recent state and local opportunities show this code is being applied to broad fresh-produce and commodity-food solicitations that rarely isolate dried papayas as a line item. The Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's April 2026 bid for fresh produce each list papayas among 72 to over 200 produce items spanning apples, berries, leafy greens, and specialty fruits, but neither targets dried papayas specifically. Similarly, the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut's June 2026 commodities solicitation and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 cafeteria food products IFB cover broad protein, dairy, grain, and processed-food categories with no reference to dried papayas. The sole procurement showing direct relevance is Santa Clara County's January 2026 ITB for dried fruits and nuts, which solicited dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix for a detention facility; papayas were not named. The code appears to be a narrow commodity classification that issuing bodies rarely use in isolation, instead treating dried fruit items as subordinate line items within larger fresh-produce or all-commodity food procurements. School districts and county departments of education represent the dominant buyer class, along with state corrections agencies and county public-safety departments.

The geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, with recent activity in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Douglas County Schools, and the State of Georgia), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Texas (TDCJ, multiple locations), California (Santa Clara County), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Activity is fragmented across school districts and state-agency food-service programs rather than concentrated in a single region. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB closing for fresh produce encompassing papayas, mangos, and specialty fruits alongside bulk items with delivery to three school sites; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's April 23, 2026 bid for fresh produce including papayas among 72 line items for delivery to 60 schools; and Santa Clara County's February 5, 2026 ITB for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical-fruit blend, walnuts, pecans) with a five-year term and local-business preference. The dried-papaya code specifically shows minimal standalone recent activity—papayas appear as a minor commodity within larger produce and food-service contracts rather than as the primary procurement focus.