UNSPSC 50301707: Gros michel bananas

The variety of bananas known as gros michel bananas

UNSPSC 50301707 Gros michel bananas, a Commodity code, covers fresh banana sourcing for institutional food service—though the recent contract opportunities show state and local governments buying bananas almost exclusively as part of broader fresh-produce or grocery procurement across school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and senior services, rather than as single-item banana contracts. The issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin; Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, and Early County boards of education in Georgia; Austin Independent School District in Texas; Central Point School District in Oregon; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut; McAllen Independent School District in Texas; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), cooperative purchasing consortiums (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts), county school systems (Henry County Schools, Muscogee County School District), specialized child-care and nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, DeSoto County School District, City of Edinburg CACFP program), and municipal senior services (City of San Antonio). Bananas appear in nearly every recent institutional produce solicitation, typically as one line item among 40–72 produce categories, with estimated annual volumes ranging from 780 to 21,125 cases depending on district size and student enrollment.

Recent opportunities span Texas (Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034 due March 11, 2026; McAllen ISD RFP 2026-1029; City of Edinburg CACFP RFP 2026-017 due August 4, 2026), Georgia (GEC Buying Cooperative SN 26-004 due March 4, 2026, covering 30 districts with estimated $5.5 million annual produce spending; multiple county boards including Savannah-Chatham RFP Bid 26-34 due April 23, 2026; Bryan County Schools IFB due May 27, 2026), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District IFB for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with $78,000 estimated annual contract value), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools RFP02641 with $3.1 million estimated 2026-2027 value), and Oregon (Central Point School District #6 RFP due March 16, 2026, with $302,000 estimated annual spending). These procurements are competitively bid through RFP, RFB, IFB, or ITB processes with response deadlines typically 30–60 days from posting, and awards usually made within 60 days of bid opening to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on a firm fixed-price or cost-plus basis; bananas compete directly against other commodities in broad grocery and produce categories rather than as standalone supply contracts.