UNSPSC 50385601: Green cooking papaya purees

The variety of papayas known as green cooking papayas which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385601 Green cooking papaya purees (Commodity) shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code predominantly solicit canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and broad food supply categories for school districts, state agencies, and corrections departments—none of which align with the papaya puree specification. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, requesting 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a July 31, 2026 response deadline, and Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026. Both solicitations fall outside papaya puree scope.

State and local purchasing under the tagged code spans corrections departments, school districts (elementary through high school), and state health and human services agencies across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri. The issuing bodies—school nutrition programs, state supported living centers, and institutional food service operations—consistently specify commodity foods and perishables for high-volume institutional meal production. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple HHSC and school district solicitations), Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham schools), and scattered activity in Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri. The frequency and dollar magnitude of recent opportunities (estimated annual values ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million per contract) indicate active, recurring procurement cycles tied to school years and fiscal periods. However, no recent solicitation explicitly names papaya purees or green papaya products, suggesting the code assignment may be a taxonomy mismatch rather than genuine market demand under this specific commodity line.