UNSPSC 50311701: Organic apple bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic apple bananas

UNSPSC 50311701 Organic apple bananas is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh organic bananas in bulk for school nutrition programs, regional park concessions, healthcare facilities, and other institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts as the primary buyers, with Madison Metropolitan School District and other education agencies requesting both standard petite bananas and organic produce varieties for lunch programs and fresh fruit initiatives. Collier County parks procurement and Marion Health Care Coalition also source fresh produce under this code, though the recent opportunities emphasize broad fresh-produce categories rather than organic bananas specifically. The work is straightforward commodity procurement: vendors deliver case-packed fruit to central receiving facilities or distributed school locations, comply with food-safety and HACCP requirements, meet ripeness and temperature specifications, maintain liability insurance, and submit to E-Verify enrollment verification.

Recent activity concentrates in school districts across Wisconsin and Georgia. Madison Metropolitan School District issued two RFBs in July 2026—one for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and a companion RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and within Wisconsin, due the same day with a $0.20-per-pound organic preference discount applied in price scoring. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce across 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year via IFB due June 26, 2026, with delivery to three schools; Bartow County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables with a June 22, 2026 proposal deadline and emphasis on seasonal availability and farm-origin traceability. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026, encompassing produce and other nutrition items. The code shows consistent activity among school nutrition programs in the Southeast and Midwest, with scoring criteria heavily favoring local sourcing, organic certification, and vendor qualifications.