UNSPSC 50565004: Non GMO mountain papaya purees

The variety of non GMO papayas known as non GMO mountain papayas which have been pureed

UNSPSC 50565004 Non GMO mountain papaya purees is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities indexed under it do not reflect procurement of papaya purees specifically. Instead, the opportunities reveal that this code is being applied to broad food-service procurement across multiple product lines — canned applesauce, fresh produce including papayas, dried fruit bars, and shelf-stable food staples for schools, corrections facilities, veterans homes, and county social services. The actual work being solicited is acquisition of food commodities for institutional food service, with vendors typically required to meet USDA commodity specifications, provide firm fixed pricing, deliver on FOB Destination terms, and maintain commercial liability insurance. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school boards (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and municipalities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases). Recent opportunities emphasize Buy American provisions for school nutrition programs, compliance with food safety standards including FDA and USDA regulations, delivery scheduling tied to facility operations or quarterly fiscal cycles, and acceptance of brand-or-equal substitutions where permitted.

Geographic concentration appears in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent activity in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin, El Paso, TDCJ statewide), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with delivery by December 7, 2026 (RFQ due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with historical pricing of $21.84 per case awarded to Robbins Sales (ITB closed July 31, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal options, proposals due August 24, 2026); and Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP due July 16, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide carried a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years with responses due March 19, 2026.