UNSPSC 50525106: Non GMO tainung papayas

The variety of non GMO papayas known as non GMO tainung papayas. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50525106 Non GMO tainung papayas is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity encompasses fresh produce supply to school nutrition programs, though the code's specific papaya designation appears narrower than the actual scope of solicitations tagged under it. School districts are procuring fresh produce—bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus, specialty fruits, and other items—through RFBs, RFPs, and IFBs that consistently include papayas as one line item among dozens. The work involves sourcing, quality assurance (HACCP plans, GAP certification, traceability documentation), temperature-controlled delivery to multiple school sites, compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items), and often a preference for locally grown or regionally sourced produce. School districts emphasize product freshness, food safety documentation, recall accessibility, and vendor performance metrics such as on-time delivery and fill rates above 98 percent. A subset of solicitations add geographic or sustainability filters: some require produce sourced within 200–400 miles of the district; others tie awards to local farms or the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with federal grant funding contingencies.

School districts across Georgia, Florida, and Texas dominate the recent-activity landscape, with secondary activity in Wisconsin. The Madison Metropolitan School District has issued two concurrent RFBs—one for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000, and a second for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due the same date—while Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce across 200+ line items due June 26, 2026, for the 2026–27 school year. Bulloch County School District (Georgia) issued an RFP for locally grown produce due May 4, 2026, serving a Farm to School program across fourteen schools; Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for sixteen schools due April 14, 2026; and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid fresh produce for sixty school sites due April 23, 2026. McAllen Independent School District (Texas) posted an RFP for fresh produce serving twenty thousand students across thirty-one campuses due March 6, 2026, and Austin Independent School District (Texas) solicited fresh produce and a la carte beverages due March 11, 2026. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued a cooperative RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving thirty districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million due March 4, 2026. This code remains active and competitive, with consistent multi-month response windows and significant volume across institutional food service.