UNSPSC 50307002: Babaco

The type of fruit known as babaco

UNSPSC 50307002 Babaco is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations. The source records show no school districts, counties, cities, or other state and local bodies soliciting babaco—the specific tropical fruit this code names. Instead, the tagged opportunities span fresh produce procurement broadly (apples, bananas, berries, vegetables, citrus, melons, specialty items) for school nutrition programs and child care food service; fresh fruits and vegetables for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distribution; and dried fruits and nuts for correctional food service. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the wide-ranging produce categories actually being procured suggests the tagging is a classification error rather than a meaningful signal of babaco demand in state and local purchasing.

The relevant activity lies in the broader fresh produce family codes, not in 50307002. School districts and child nutrition programs dominate the issuers across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Utah, Mississippi, Oregon, and other states, with RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs posted from late January through mid-July 2026 for produce supply contracts typically running twelve months. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162 for petite bananas, due July 29, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (RFP 26039RFPDST for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program produce, due March 11, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs, due March 4, 2026). If your firm pursues fresh produce supply to K-12 and early-childhood nutrition programs, verify the correct Family or Class code rather than relying on this Commodity designation.