UNSPSC 50311701: Organic apple bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic apple bananas

UNSPSC 50311701 Organic apple bananas, a Commodity code, names a specific fresh fruit line item that state and local school nutrition programs procure for student meal service. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing petite bananas—single units in 150-count cases, sized 5" to 5.5", ripeness stages 3.5 through 4.5 per the Chiquita color guide—as part of broader fresh produce contracts. Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) projects weekly usage of 70–90 cases at an estimated annual contract value of $78,000, with delivery requirements of Monday–Friday morning windows and a mandatory 98 percent fill rate. The code also appears in multi-category produce procurements by Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County (all Georgia), and McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts (Texas). School districts issuing under this code span elementary through high school systems serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal service, with several also operating USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program initiatives that emphasize specialty or local produce. The scope typically requires fresh, first-class produce with minimum shelf life guarantees, HACCP plans, traceability documentation, and compliance with Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing where practicable.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with additional solicitations in Wisconsin and Texas. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school boards managing centralized food service procurement for multi-site delivery. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana bid (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) under a cost-based evaluation; Hancock County Board of Education's comprehensive fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items of produce to three school locations; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options spanning one to four additional one-year terms, weekly or twice-weekly delivery requirements to multiple school sites, and price-firmness provisions with prospective redetermination tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.