UNSPSC 50375100: Canned or jarred organic papayas

Succulent yellow fruit of a large plant (carica papaya) of the family caricaceae that is considered a tree, though its palmlike trunk, up to 8 m (26 feet) tall, is not as woody as the designation generally implies. Also called papaw or pawpaw that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50375100 Canned or jarred organic papayas (Class) describes shelf-stable fruit products that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply chains for schools, corrections facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local buyers are purchasing canned and jarred fruits—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and fresh produce like papayas—alongside dozens of other food items as line-item components of larger food-service RFQs, IFBs, and RFPs rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies span multiple jurisdictions: county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia), independent school districts (Austin, Texas), county purchasing departments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). School nutrition programs and institutional food service dominate the buying pattern, with corrections facilities and state-supported living centers representing secondary demand.

Recent activity is concentrated in the South and West, with significant procurement from Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products, due October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case (historical award to Robbins Sales), with bids due July 31, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million, proposals due July 13, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education requesting bids on over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year including specialty items such as papayas, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. Buy American provisions and domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent for processed products) appear across school nutrition and institutional procurements. Pricing is firm-fixed for contract periods, with delivery FOB Destination and firm per-unit or per-case pricing standard. Award methodology favors lowest responsive and responsible bidders or best value depending on the issuing body, with single or multiple awards common.