UNSPSC 50365101: Canned or jarred green cooking papayas

The variety of papayas known as green cooking papayas that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365101 Canned or jarred green cooking papayas, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable preserved produce, though recent solicitations under this code focus primarily on broader food service categories rather than papayas specifically. State and local governments buying under this code—school districts, county social services departments, corrections agencies, and state health facilities—source preserved vegetables, fruits, and canned produce as components of larger food-supply contracts for institutional meal programs, senior services, and inmate feeding operations. The work involves responding to IFB, ITB, and RFP solicitations for case quantities of canned or jarred products with firm fixed pricing quoted per unit (typically per case or per ounce), delivery to designated central distribution points or facility receiving docks within specified timeframes, compliance with USDA commodity standards and FDA regulations, and maintenance of commercial general liability insurance. Issuing bodies typically reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bid or best value, require three to five years of vendor references, and impose delivery windows of 24 to 72 hours from order or within 45 to 60 days of purchase order issuance depending on contract type.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) posted an informal written quote (IWQ) on October 13, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables, with quotes due October 19, 2026, delivered to a senior services center in Lawrenceville. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy in both brand-specific and brand-or-equal formats on August 19, 2026, with proposals due August 24, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases and 1,904 cases respectively) in May and July 2026, applying a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders, with historical pricing near $21.83 per case. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts solicited food and consumable products for state hospitals, supported living centers, and correctional facilities through multiple IFBs in May and June 2026, encompassing hundreds of line items with firm fixed pricing and contract values reaching $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multi-year terms. Austin Independent School District (Texas) posted an RFP in June 2026 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to central warehouse. School districts and county social services remain the most frequent issuing bodies, with state corrections and health agencies appearing as repeat buyers across these recent opportunities.