UNSPSC 50301702: Baby bananas

The variety of bananas known as baby bananas

UNSPSC 50301702 Baby bananas is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure small-format banana units—typically petite or individual banana packs sized 5" to 5.5" in length—for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care food programs. Recent solicitations show that buyers use this code narrowly for dedicated banana supply contracts rather than as part of broader produce buys, and specifications often emphasize ripeness stage, case pack configuration (commonly 150-count cases), minimum fill rates, HACCP compliance, and early-morning delivery windows. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, county boards of education, regional health coalitions, and city senior services divisions. State and local governments treat baby banana procurement as a specialized line item within child nutrition and institutional food service, distinct from general fresh produce or fruit categories.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple recent solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables—including dedicated produce contracts for facility food warehouses at Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026), Snyder (IW267420, due October 14, 2026), and Wynne (IW267411, due October 14, 2026)—though none explicitly names baby bananas in available summaries. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas on July 8, 2026 (due July 29, 2026) with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and weekly usage of 70–90 cases from September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, specifying single units in 150-count case packs at ripeness stages 3.5–4.5 per the Chiquita banana color guide and requiring early delivery between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center sought fresh fruits and vegetables under small purchase (27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026) with weekly deliveries through June 30, 2027. School districts across Georgia—including Hancock County, DeSoto County, Bryan County, Early County, and Dougherty County—issued fresh-produce bids in May and June 2026 for school-year 2026–2027 that span multiple produce categories including bananas but do not isolate baby banana line items in publicly available summaries. Geographic clustering in the Southeast (Georgia school districts) and Midwest (Wisconsin school districts) alongside Texas prison system procurement suggests opportunity concentration in institutional food service, particularly school nutrition and correctional systems.