UNSPSC 50311708: Organic lacatan bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic lacatan bananas

UNSPSC 50311708 Organic lacatan bananas (Commodity) represents fresh produce sourcing for school nutrition programs, where state and local buyers procure petite and standard banana inventory to support meal service across elementary through high school campuses. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing bananas as line items within broader fresh-produce contracts; the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 explicitly specified petite bananas in 150-count cases sized 5" to 5.5" in length at defined ripeness stages (3.5 through 4.5 on the Chiquita color guide), with weekly usage projections of 70–90 cases and a nine-month contract value of $78,000. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia)—supplemented by specialized procurement vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative serving multiple districts. Bananas appear consistently as volume commodity items; Hancock County's IFB referenced 1,500 cases of bananas annually, and Savannah-Chatham projected 21,125 cases of Fuji apples alongside bananas in bulk quantities, indicating that banana procurement scales with district size and student enrollment.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school districts, with recent opportunities posted between February and July 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including bananas (due June 26, 2026), Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for produce encompassing 1,500 cases of bananas annually (due April 27, 2026), and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million by region (due March 4, 2026). Evaluation criteria across these solicitations weight cost at 40–50 percent, product quality and compliance with USDA standards at 15–30 percent, vendor qualifications and experience at 15–20 percent, and delivery reliability at 10–15 percent. Buy American provisions requiring domestic commodity sourcing predominate, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, carry liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, comply with debarment certification, maintain food traceability systems with 24/7 recall accessibility, and meet affirmative action and E-Verify requirements. Contract terms typically span July 1 through June 30 with options for renewal.