UNSPSC 50345103: Frozen mexican yellow papayas

The variety of papayas known as mexican yellow papayas that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345103 Frozen mexican yellow papayas is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely procure as a dedicated line item; instead, papayas appear as one of many produce items within broader grocery and food service contracts. Recent solicitations naming papayas explicitly are absent from the source, though the product is referenced as a specialty item in comprehensive school nutrition and institutional food procurement—notably listed among fresh produce items in Hancock County Board of Education's 2027 school nutrition bid and as a potential specialty offering in multi-category grocery solicitations. The code sees minimal standalone activity; state and local procurement offices treat tropical fruits, including papayas, as subordinate line items within large, multi-hundred-item food supply contracts rather than as distinct commodities requiring separate solicitations.

The issuing bodies active in related food procurement span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Henry County Schools, Douglas County School System, Fulton County Schools), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers), county facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department of Correction), federal child nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Geographic concentration appears in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Early County, Henry County, Douglas County, Fulton County, Decatur), Texas (HHSC statewide, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), California (Santa Clara County), and Oregon (Department of Corrections). Recent opportunities emphasize comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts with response dates spanning January through July 2026—including Hancock County Schools' fresh produce bid (IFB due June 26, 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education's school nutrition grocery bid (IFB due May 4, 2026), and Texas HHSC's supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals (IFB due July 27, 2026 for Big Spring State Hospital and July 11, 2026 for El Paso State Supported Living Center). Papayas do not appear as standalone procurement activity; vendors pursuing this Commodity code should instead position capacity as part of broad-based fresh produce or specialty item offerings within school nutrition, institutional food service, and correctional facility supply contracts where papayas function as optional or specialty line items alongside apples, berries, melons, and other commodity produce.