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) represents a narrow product line within the broader dried-fruit procurement activity that state and local governments undertake to support school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. The recent solicitation activity, however, shows limited direct procurement specifically for dried tainung papayas; instead, state and local buyers are purchasing papayas as one item within much larger fresh and processed produce solicitations that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items spanning apples, berries, vegetables, and other fresh produce alongside specialty dried fruits and nuts. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood School District (Missouri), Liberty County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), and Douglas County Schools (Georgia) have all posted recent food service procurement notices—alongside Texas TDCJ (correctional facilities) and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department (detention facilities). The code's nominal scope (dried tainung papayas specifically) does not align closely with actual recent procurement; papayas appear as one line item among hundreds in broad grocery or produce solicitations rather than as a standalone commodity contract.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia school districts, with secondary solicitation clusters in Texas (TDCJ cafeteria food products and a separate prunes bid), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Virginia (Fairfax County), Missouri (Rockwood), and California (Santa Clara County dried fruits and nuts). Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) encompassing over 200 produce line items including papayas as one specialty item among apples, berries, and leafy greens; the Santa Clara County ITB for Dried Fruits and Nuts (due February 5, 2026) calling for raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans; and the Texas TDCJ Cafeteria Food Products IFB (due May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 food line items across proteins, produce, and staples. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear consistently across school district solicitations. Papayas, when mentioned, are typically one line item within master grocery or produce contracts spanning 72 to 900+ items, suggesting limited standalone demand for the commodity code and advising business development professionals that success under this code requires capability to supply as a line item within large, multi-category food service term contracts rather than as a sole-source specialty product.