UNSPSC 50311706: Organic green bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic green bananas

UNSPSC 50311706 Organic green bananas is a Commodity code that encompasses sourcing, procurement, and delivery of organic banana varieties to state and local institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs. State and local governments purchasing under this code buy specifically ripened organic banana units in standardized case packs—typically petite or standard varieties at defined ripeness stages—for distribution through school lunch and breakfast programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and USDA-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs serving student populations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards across the country, with recent activity concentrated among independent, metropolitan, county, and regional school systems managing centralized nutrition procurement for multiple campus locations.

Recent procurement activity demonstrates strong current demand in Georgia and surrounding states. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4162 on July 8, 2026, requesting petite bananas in 150-count case packs at specified ripeness stages for weekly delivery beginning September 1, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and a response deadline of July 29, 2026. Multiple Georgia school systems have posted parallel solicitations: Hancock County Board of Education (IFB, June 26, 2026 deadline); Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, April 27, 2026 deadline); Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, April 23, 2026 deadline); Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, April 14, 2026 deadline); Liberty County Board of Education (IFB with April 29, 2026 deadline); and Bulloch County School District (IFP, May 4, 2026 deadline). These opportunities typically specify bananas as line items within broader fresh produce and food service contracts rather than standalone banana-only awards, though Madison's RFB 4162 focuses exclusively on petite bananas. All solicitations emphasize ripeness specifications, delivery temperature maintenance, case-pack standardization, fill-rate minimums (commonly 98 percent), HACCP plan compliance, and liability insurance requirements—standard terms across school nutrition contracting.