UNSPSC 50311704: Organic cavendish bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic cavendish bananas

UNSPSC 50311704 Organic cavendish bananas, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition procurement, though recent state and local opportunities show that while bananas appear across institutional food service RFPs, solicitations specifically for organic cavendish bananas as a standalone line item are uncommon. School districts and regional purchasing cooperatives procure bananas as one component of broader fresh produce or food service contracts, with specifications ranging from standard yellow bananas to specialized petite varieties (5" to 5.5" length) at specific ripeness stages. The issuing bodies are predominantly public school districts and school nutrition programs across multiple states, supplemented by regional cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, which consolidates demand across 30 Georgia school districts. Bananas typically anchor the fruit component of school lunch procurement, with districts estimating weekly consumption in the dozens to hundreds of cases depending on student enrollment and menu design.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school districts. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFB 4162 on July 8, 2026 (due July 29, 2026) for petite bananas specifically, projecting 70–90 cases weekly and $78,000 annual contract value for the 2026–2027 school year. The GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (SN 26-004, issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) covers bananas as a line item across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million for Area One and Area Two combined. Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and McAllen Independent School District (Texas) all included bananas in broader produce procurements issued between February and June 2026. No incumbent vendors or set-aside designations targeting disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the available solicitations. Contract awards typically flow to lowest responsive and responsible bidders evaluated on price (40–50 percent weight), product quality and availability, vendor qualifications and experience, delivery reliability, references, and past performance with the district; Buy American provisions requiring domestic or 51-percent-domestic-processed commodities apply across Georgia school districts.