UNSPSC 50545103: Frozen non GMO mexican yellow papayas

The variety of non GMO papayas known as non GMO mexican yellow papayas that have been frozen 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 50545103 Frozen non-GMO Mexican yellow papayas is a Commodity code that encompasses the supply of specialty frozen tropical fruit products to state and local government food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and senior services departments. State and local governments source this item through food service solicitations that bundle fresh and frozen produce with other shelf-stable and prepared food items for institutional meal programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county departments of education administering National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, along with county social services agencies managing senior nutrition initiatives. Solicitations typically require vendors to meet USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), HACCP food safety plans, product specification and labeling compliance, and delivery to multiple school or service sites within narrow time windows. Pricing is submitted on a firm fixed-price basis with all transportation included and no separate fuel surcharges permitted; payment terms generally run Net 30 to Net 45 days.

Recent activity under this code appears limited and scattered across school districts and county systems in the Southeast. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning the 2026-27 school year with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline, explicitly itemizing papayas among over 200 produce line items for delivery to three school locations. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) released a line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026 covering approximately 300 food items including fresh and frozen produce. Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted a grocery items RFQ due June 30, 2026 spanning over 1,100 line items with frozen products in scope and Buy American and whole-grain nutrition standards enforced. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued an informal written quote request for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a October 19, 2026 deadline for the Department of Community Services. The State of Georgia posted a general food supplies bid due June 22, 2026 with full scope attached to the solicitation. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with secondary activity in Connecticut; response dates across the opportunities cluster in mid-to-late June 2026.