UNSPSC 50535101: Dried non GMO green cooking papayas

The variety of non GMO papayas known as non GMO green cooking papayas that have been dried for preservation. 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 50535101 Dried non GMO green cooking papayas is a Commodity code that encompasses dried fruit products purchased primarily for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and public food assistance facilities. State and local governments buy dried produce under this code as shelf-stable ingredients for meal preparation in cafeteria and congregate dining settings where whole fresh fruit procurement does not meet operational or storage needs. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under this code, with school nutrition services representing the largest procurement segment given National School Lunch Program requirements and Buy American provision compliance mandates.

Recent activity shows procurement spread across the Southeast and Southwest, with the most visible concentration in school districts. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, requesting bids on fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year due June 26, 2026, with a line-item specification that explicitly names papayas among over 200 fresh produce items; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department with firm fixed pricing and National School Lunch Program compliance; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026, and a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. All recent solicitations enforce firm fixed pricing, Buy American ingredient sourcing where applicable, and HACCP food safety compliance, with delivery consolidation to central warehouses and school sites on standard pallets.