UNSPSC 50301717: Purple bananas

Variety of bananas known as purple bananas

UNSPSC 50301717 Purple bananas is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh bananas—both standard and petite varieties—primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care food programs. Recent solicitations show purchasing at the unit and case level, with specifications for ripeness stage, size, temperature at delivery, and case-pack counts. The purchasing mix spans state departments (correctional justice, mental health), county school districts, city school systems, municipal senior services divisions, and specialized food-service contractors operating child and adult care food programs. Repeat buyers include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (posting multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations across its food warehouses), state school nutrition programs across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas, and county boards of education managing National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to its food warehouses—including IW267376 (Palestine facility, due October 19, 2026), IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026), and IW267411 (Wynne Food Warehouse, Huntsville, due October 14, 2026)—all requesting proposals via the TDCJ Procurement Portal. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas (150-count cases, 5" to 5.5" length, ripeness stages 3.5–4.5 per Chiquita color guide) with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for the September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 term and weekly usage of 70–90 cases during school sessions; bids were due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. School districts in Georgia (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) have posted sealed-bid procurements for fresh produce including bananas, with delivery to multiple school sites and contract terms spanning July 2026 through June 2027 or beyond. Most solicitations use IFB or sealed-bid notice types and require compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, food-safety certifications, and insurance requirements ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000 in general liability coverage.