UNSPSC 50535106: Dried non GMO tainung papayas

The variety of non GMO papayas known as non GMO tainung 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 50535106 Dried non-GMO Tainung papayas is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity aligned to its nominal scope—recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code procure general school nutrition groceries, fresh produce, and meal services rather than the specialty papaya product the code names. The code appears in school district food service solicitations from Bridgeport, Connecticut; Hancock County, Georgia; Bulloch County, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; Meriden, Connecticut; and Douglas County, Georgia, where papayas are listed as one line item among dozens in broader fresh produce or grocery buys. One Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB explicitly itemizes papayas (alongside apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, citrus, melons, and leafy greens) as part of a 200+ line-item commodity list, but this represents fresh produce procurement at scale, not a dedicated papaya purchase. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school food authorities managing Child Nutrition and Summer Food Service Programs under federal Buy American requirements and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance. State health and human services agencies also appear—the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumables for a state-supported living center—but again as part of broad food service supply, not specialty items.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Douglas County RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with $4.4 million annual spend; Hancock County IFB; Bulloch County IFB; Savannah-Chatham County bid; State of Georgia fresh produce and food supplies bids) and Connecticut (Bridgeport and Meriden school districts), with outliers in Florida, Texas, and Mississippi. Solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance (51% domestic content), compliance with USDA commodity programs, HACCP plans, liability insurance ($500,000–$2,000,000), and weekly to Monday-Friday delivery windows to school sites or central warehouses. Papayas, when named, appear as a single line item in produce lists that span 70–200 items, suggesting low volume and incidental procurement rather than strategic sourcing. The Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 IFB (due June 26, 2026) and the Douglas County RFP SN 26-004 Fresh Produce and Eggs (due March 4, 2026, with estimated $4.4 million annual spend for Area One) are the most recent produce-focused opportunities, but neither signals dedicated papaya demand separate from general produce supply.