UNSPSC 50301704: Cavendish bananas

The variety of bananas known as cavendish bananas

UNSPSC 50301704 Cavendish bananas, a Commodity code, covers fresh-cut and whole banana procurement — primarily single units and case packs — supplied to institutional food-service operations including correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior centers, and child-care programs. State and local governments buy bananas as part of broader food-service contracts, either as a standalone line item in produce RFPs or nested within grocery and meal-program solicitations. Correctional and mental health agencies, school districts, and municipalities with nutrition programs drive the bulk of recent activity. The issuing bodies span state departments of correction and mental health, county and municipal school nutrition programs, special-purpose agencies such as Head Start organizations and senior services divisions, and health-care coalitions. Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida jurisdictions post the most recent opportunities under this code, reflecting concentrated food-service procurement in state and local detention, education, and social-services sectors.

Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable contracts for the Palestine and Wynne food warehouses (RFP IW267376 and IW267411, proposals due October 19 and October 14, 2026, respectively), supplying multiple institutional locations across the state system; Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana procurement (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated contract value $78,000 for 70–90 weekly cases, September 2026–June 2027) with strict ripeness and temperature specifications; and the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce bid for Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside, bi-weekly deliveries with prevailing wage compliance). School districts emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP planning, local sourcing preferences where applicable, and competitive fixed pricing; correctional and mental health agencies require commodity specifications, consistent quality standards, and high fill rates on standing orders. Most contracts run one year with optional renewal terms; delivery windows are tightly constrained (early morning to mid-day at institutional sites), and vendors must hold worker's compensation and commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence.