UNSPSC 50301716: Palillo bananas

Variety of bananas known as palillo bananas

UNSPSC 50301716 Palillo bananas is a Commodity code that classifies single fresh banana products for institutional food service. State and local governments buy petite and standard bananas under this code to support school meal programs, corrections facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child-care food programs. Recent solicitations show school districts as the dominant buyer, particularly for standardized banana units in bulk case quantities with precise ripeness specifications, temperature controls, and weekly delivery schedules. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Illinois Department of Mental Health also procure bananas routinely for inmate and patient dining. Issuing bodies span state-run corrections and mental-health systems, county school boards, municipal school districts, county health coalitions, and specialized facilities such as detention centers and senior centers. A handful of school districts appear across multiple recent bids, including Madison Metropolitan School District and various Georgia county boards of education, signaling repeat procurement cycles tied to academic-year food service planning.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and Wisconsin, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative procurements include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, bids due July 29, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations IW267420 and IW267411 (responses due October 14, 2026) covering deliveries to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce including bananas (bids due May 27, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid request for 40 produce line items including bananas (bids due June 16, 2026). School districts typically specify case packs, internal temperature minimums (55°F or above), ripeness-stage ranges per industry color guides, weekly or bi-weekly deliveries, minimum fill rates (97–98%), and HACCP plans prior to award. Contract terms run one school year (July through June) with optional renewal periods, and pricing remains firm throughout the period unless supported by documented commodity-index adjustments.