UNSPSC 50325106: Dried tainung papayas

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

UNSPSC 50325106 Dried tainung papayas (Commodity) encompasses dried papaya products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show that papayas—both fresh and dried—are sourced as part of broad fresh produce and food commodity RFPs issued by school districts and state corrections agencies, though dried papayas represent a small line item within much larger, diversified produce or food product scopes rather than standalone specialty-fruit procurement. School districts and correctional facilities are the primary buyers under this code, with school nutrition centers issuing annual IFBs for fresh produce that include papayas among 200+ line items, and state corrections departments procuring across multiple commodity categories where dried or fresh fruits appear as component items within broader cafeteria food packages.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, specifying papayas among specialty items in a fresh produce contract covering three school delivery sites for the 2026–27 school year under Buy American sourcing rules. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education Nutrition Center posted a commodities RFQ due June 26, 2026, encompassing fruit and vegetable products across 115 line items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on behalf of the TDCJ for cafeteria food products with responses due May 4, 2026 after an extension via Addendum No. 2, covering approximately 382 line items across five geographic areas in Texas; the State of Georgia also posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products IFB due June 22, 2026. Papayas are named specifically in the Hancock County Schools solicitation but appear embedded within broader produce or commodity line-item lists in most other recent opportunities, indicating that dried papaya procurement occurs at small volumes as a component of much larger institutional food service contracts rather than as a primary procurement focus.