UNSPSC 50301713: Red bananas

The variety of bananas known as red bananas

UNSPSC 50301713 Red bananas is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure red bananas almost exclusively as components of broader meal-service programs—child and adult care food programs, school nutrition services, and institutional food operations—rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Recent solicitations consistently embed banana procurement within comprehensive food-supply contracts that include proteins, dairy, fresh produce, paper goods, and janitorial supplies. The City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal service to 400 children daily, due August 4, 2026, specifies bananas among five supply categories (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, nonfood products) with daily deliveries required; Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 requests petite bananas specifically—single units in 150-count case packs, 5" to 5.5" length, ripeness stages 3.5–4.5 per Chiquita standards, with 70–90 cases weekly during school sessions and an estimated annual contract value of $78,000. School districts, county boards of education, and city-based child nutrition programs dominate recent issuance activity. Issuing bodies span state education agencies, county school systems (Bulloch County, Bryan County, DeSoto County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Muscogee County), municipal school districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools), and specialized child-care consortia (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Georgia school districts appear most frequently in the recent-opportunities block.

The code shows sustained activity across the South and Southwest, with concentrated recent procurement in Georgia (Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), Texas (Edinburg, Austin, McAllen), Florida (Hillsborough County), and regional multistate cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts). Response dates for representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 (petite bananas, due July 29, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (grocery products including bananas, due June 24, 2026), and Bulloch County IFP for local produce (due May 4, 2026). Banana procurement is rarely standalone; it competes within broader food-supply windows where cost, delivery reliability, and compliance with school nutrition regulations (CACFP, National School Lunch Program, USDA standards) drive award decisions. Opportunities are most active in April through August (fiscal-year transitions for school districts) and show consistent monthly activity indicating year-round replacement of inventory.