UNSPSC 50335102: Dried organic maradol papayas

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

UNSPSC 50335102 Dried organic maradol papayas is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh and specialty produce items for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food service operations. The recent opportunities reveal that this code, despite its narrow nominal scope, actually encompasses broad fresh-produce purchasing including apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, kiwis, mangos, papayas, and starfruit in case-lot quantities. School districts and state corrections departments drive the majority of activity; these jurisdictions source produce through sealed competitive bids under firm-fixed pricing that incorporates delivery to designated sites. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed goods apply across school-lunch procurements, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, and food-safety certifications. Payment terms typically run net 30 to 45 days, with contract periods spanning one school or fiscal year and optional renewal periods at the buyer's discretion.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and South, with recent Commodity-code solicitations from Hancock County Schools in Georgia (IFB #SN002-2027, 200-plus line items of fresh produce, bid due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Connecticut Board of Education (115 line items including fruit and vegetable products, electronic submissions due June 26, 2026), the State of Georgia (May 15, 2026, full scope in attached PDF), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice across five geographic areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and produce, response extended to May 4, 2026). A separate TDCJ solicitation for whole dried prunes (IFB IW236532) closed February 20, 2026. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state correctional-food-service operations; neither school district nor state procurement office appear more than once in the recent block, indicating fragmented, jurisdiction-specific sourcing rather than cooperative statewide vehicles or repeat-buyer concentration.