UNSPSC 50355105: Frozen organic solo papayas

The variety of organic papayas known as organic solo papayas that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50355105 Frozen organic solo papayas is a Commodity code representing a single product line within the fresh-produce procurement category, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show no specific solicitations for frozen organic papayas. Instead, the code appears in school nutrition and food service bids that encompass broad grocery and produce categories spanning hundreds of line items—frozen foods, fresh produce, meats, dairy, grains, condiments, and supplies. The actual work being solicited under this taxonomy reference involves supply contracts for K-12 school districts meeting USDA National School Lunch Program standards, including Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content for processed items), whole-grain and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery Monday through Friday to central warehouses and individual school sites. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education—Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia)—along with one state-level procurement by the State of Georgia. These are multi-year contracts with annual renewal options, firm pricing requirements, and awards often made to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with five school districts and one state-level bid, followed by one each in Connecticut and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items bid (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) encompassing over 1,100 line items with a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce bid (SN002-2027, IFB, due June 26, 2026) with over 200 produce line items including apples, berries, root vegetables, and specialty items such as papayas; and Douglas County School System's fresh-produce-and-eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, RFP, due March 4, 2026) serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The code shows consistent year-round activity centered on school nutrition procurement, with no specific recent opportunities soliciting frozen organic papayas as a standalone item.