UNSPSC 50301712: Pisang mas bananas

The variety of bananas known as pisang mas bananas

UNSPSC 50301712 Pisang mas bananas is a Commodity code representing a single produce item that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and senior services. Recent solicitations show school districts and education agencies dominating demand, with bananas appearing as one line item within broader fresh produce, grocery, or meal-service contracts rather than as standalone banana-only buys. The City of Edinburg, Texas' CACFP RFP (posted July 16, 2026, due August 4, 2026) includes bananas within its five-category food supply scope serving 400 children daily; Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana RFB (posted July 8, due July 29) specifies 70–90 cases weekly during school sessions with a projected $78,000 annual value; and McAllen Independent School District's fresh produce RFP (posted March 6, due March 6) lists bananas among items for 20,000 students across 31 campuses. The code sees sustained activity across institutional feeding contexts—school lunch and breakfast programs, Head Start child care, senior centers—where bananas serve as a consistent, low-cost, nutrient-dense staple. Multiple school districts issue annual fresh produce bids that bundle bananas with dozens of other fruits and vegetables, making banana sourcing part of larger produce distribution contracts rather than specialized procurement.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in the South and Southwest, with recent opportunities posted from Georgia (Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Hancock County school systems), Texas (Edinburg, McAllen, Austin ISD), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (DeSoto County). Georgia school districts appear most frequently in the dataset, reflecting sustained procurement cycles across that state's education agencies. The competitive landscape favors established produce distributors holding HACCP certification, food safety compliance, and weekly delivery capacity to multiple school sites. School districts typically weight cost at 30–50% in evaluation, with service reliability, product quality, and compliance certification carrying substantial secondary weight. The GEC Buying Cooperative's statewide produce RFP (posted February 4, due March 4, 2026) covering 30 Georgia districts across two areas with $5.5 million combined annual spending illustrates the scale and consolidation trend in school nutrition procurement. Individual school district bids tend to range from $78,000 (Madison petite bananas) to several hundred thousand dollars for comprehensive annual produce contracts, with most awards made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a line-item or volume basis. Local-vendor preferences apply in some jurisdictions (Texas Code Section 271.9051 in Edinburg); no national set-asides or restrictions limit participation by vendor type, though affirmative action compliance and E-Verify authorization are standard requirements for bids exceeding certain thresholds.