UNSPSC 50301715: Sucrier bananas

The variety of bananas known as sucrier bananas

UNSPSC 50301715 Sucrier bananas is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh bananas—primarily standard-ripeness units for school lunch programs, correctional and mental health facility food service, child care food programs, and senior centers. The work spans routine produce sourcing for institutional kitchens and food-service operations. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, cities, county parks departments, Head Start organizations, and special-purpose health coalitions. Recent solicitations show steady activity from Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple fresh-produce buys across food warehouses), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), Illinois Department of Corrections, and Georgia school districts (Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, DeSoto County Schools, Early County Board of Education). Texas and Georgia dominate recent posting volume, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi.

Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's request for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026), specifying 70–90 cases weekly, 150-count case packs in sizes 5"–5.5", at ripeness stages 3.5–4.5 per Chiquita color guide, with estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for September 2026–June 2027; Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to Snyder (IW267420, due October 14, 2026) and Wynne (IW267411, due October 14, 2026) food warehouses; and Collier County Board of County Commissioners' food-services ITN for North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025), offering a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. Pricing remains firm for contract terms where specified; delivery windows are typically early morning or by noon to institutional receiving points. Buy American requirements appear in school district procurements; prevailing wage compliance applies in Illinois. Most opportunities remain open for 7–60 days from posting, with sealed-bid and proposal-based awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or negotiated selections based on weighted evaluation criteria emphasizing cost, vendor qualifications, service capability, and compliance with food-safety standards.