UNSPSC 50385600: Papaya purees

Then type of 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 which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385600 Papaya purees is a Class code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged with this code show little connection to papaya products — they instead describe canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce staples, and broad food service supply for schools, state institutions, and correctional facilities. The misalignment between the code's nominal scope and the solicitations themselves signals that either the tagging is inconsistent or the code has drifted from its original intent in practice. Oregon's Department of Corrections has posted two applesauce procurements (ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, and ITB S-29100-00016975 due June 2, 2026), neither of which involves papaya products. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts across Georgia and Missouri, and other state and local bodies solicited food service contracts tagged under this code, but the items listed—breakfast meats, frozen vegetables, grains, dairy, and prepared entrees—do not match papaya purees. The code shows no recent activity for its nominal commodity.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas HHSC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Georgia Department of Education), school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Savannah-Chatham County, Dallas ISD, Douglas County, Liberty County, Hancock County), state correctional systems (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state-supported living centers. Geographic spread includes Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia, with school nutrition procurements dominating the recent opportunities. Because the code does not align with its stated commodity, treat this category as dormant for papaya purees and evaluate whether papaya products would be better captured under broader fresh-fruit or produce commodity codes.