UNSPSC 50375105: Canned or jarred organic solo papayas

The variety of organic papayas known as organic solo papayas that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50375105 Canned or jarred organic solo papayas (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement, but recent solicitations show the code is being applied broadly to food service and nutrition supply more generally. State and local governments are buying canned produce, fresh produce, and dried fruit under this code when issuing blanket or standing orders for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, health and human services institutions, and county food assistance programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts, state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education, and municipal nutrition centers, with several repeat procurement cycles from the same agencies across the six-month window shown in the recent opportunities. The scope of work does not limit itself to papaya products; instead, solicitations tagged to this code encompass multi-item food service procurement including canned vegetables, applesauce, fresh produce across dozens of varieties, dried fruit bars, and bulk commodity supplies for institutional feeding operations.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and West, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Gwinnett County and Hancock County school systems), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice, Austin Independent School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and one solicitation from the State of Georgia without geographic qualifier. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 purchase of approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (RFQ due October 19, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections' canned applesauce procurement (ITB S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case awarded to Robbins Sales), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables bid for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB HHS0016792v2, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). School nutrition programs represent a significant segment, as seen in Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce procurement for 2026–27 (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic content) and Austin Independent School District's dried fruit bars and apple crisps RFP (due July 16, 2026). Buy American and domestic sourcing preferences appear in multiple solicitations, particularly school lunch programs.