UNSPSC 50375106: Canned or jarred organic tainung papayas

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

UNSPSC 50375106 Canned or jarred organic Tainung papayas (Commodity) represents a narrow food-supply segment that state and local governments procure as part of broader institutional food-service contracts. Recent solicitations show the code does not drive standalone purchasing; instead, canned and jarred papayas appear as line items within larger food-and-consumables RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs issued by school districts, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs. The work consists of supplying institutional kitchens, food service centers, and state facilities with shelf-stable fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications and FDA standards, typically quoted on a per-unit or per-case basis, FOB destination with prepaid freight, and delivered within specified timeframes to central warehouses or feeding sites. Issuing bodies span state-level procurement offices (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas), cities (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state-supported facilities serving seniors, veterans, incarcerated individuals, and persons with developmental disabilities.

Recent geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792V2, responses due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years); Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce including papayas and specialty fruits for the 2026–27 school year (bid due June 26, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for canned applesauce (bid due July 31, 2026, with 5 percent Oregon preference for fabrication and 5 percent for resident bidders); Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal quote for shelf-stable food items including canned products (quotes due October 19, 2026, delivery to Senior Services Center); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's August 2026 weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (proposals due August 24, 2026, brand-or-equal specification). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products apply in school nutrition and USDA-funded programs. Papayas specifically appear in multi-line produce contracts but no recent solicitation targets only organic Tainung papayas as a standalone commodity.