UNSPSC 50301706: Green bananas

The variety of bananas known as green bananas

UNSPSC 50301706 Green bananas, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply and delivery of green or ripening bananas to state and local institutional food-service operations, including school districts, correctional and mental health facilities, senior centers, and child-care programs. Recent solicitations reveal that green bananas are procured as part of broader fresh-produce contracts, though they also appear as standalone line items in school nutrition budgets. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has solicited green banana supplies for multiple facility food warehouses; Madison Metropolitan School District issued a separate RFB for petite bananas (150-count cases at ripeness stages 3.5 to 4.5 per Chiquita color standards) with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and independent school districts, municipal senior-services divisions, and child-care and Head Start organizations. School districts appear as the most active buyer segment, with procurement driven by National School Lunch Program and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with the highest recent-opportunity density in Texas and Georgia school districts. Recent representative solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (proposals due October 19, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple banana varieties for the 2026-27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026). Contracts typically run one school fiscal year (July through June) with optional renewal terms; school districts often award to single or multiple vendors and require HACCP plans, liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million), and compliance with Buy American provisions and domestic-ingredient sourcing. Pricing is submitted on a firm-fixed basis with no fuel surcharges, and deliveries are scheduled early morning (5:00–7:00 a.m.) to school production centers or warehouse facilities Monday through Friday.