UNSPSC 50555103: Canned or jarred non GMO mexican yellow papayas

The variety of non GMO papayas known as non GMO mexican yellow papayas that have been canned or jarred 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 50555103 Canned or jarred non GMO Mexican yellow papayas is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable tropical fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations serving correctional facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, senior services programs, and school nutrition departments. Recent solicitations show procurement of canned or jarred papaya alongside broader fresh and preserved fruit baskets, with the fruit typically appearing as a line item within larger multi-category food service bids rather than as a standalone procurement. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county senior services divisions, and independent school districts. The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and various Georgia and Texas county nutrition operations appear as repeat institutional buyers of preserved fruit products.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (Solicitation S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables including preserved fruits (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) and fresh and preserved produce for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bid fresh produce including specialty items like papayas (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple quarterly food-supply solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal contracts, with most recent due August 24, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia procured approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center spanning 115 line items (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026). Awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders unless best-value evaluation is specified; Oregon offers 5 percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders, and school districts typically require Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic content for processed products.