UNSPSC 50311709: Organic lady finger banana

The variety of organic bananas known as organic lady finger banana

UNSPSC 50311709 Organic lady finger banana is a Commodity code that covers petite, single-serving banana units in bulk case packs for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying small-format bananas (typically 5" to 5.5" in length, ripeness stages 3.5 through 4.5 per USDA color standards) in 150-count cases for integration into school meals and fresh fruit distribution programs. Recent solicitations emphasize ripeness consistency, high fill rates (98% minimum), HACCP compliance, temperature-controlled delivery, and rapid substitute provision when rejections occur. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary participation from cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-district consortia. These jurisdictions enforce strict delivery windows (often 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. or 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.), require documentation of farm traceability and food safety certifications, and apply preference credits for diverse-owned business status and local/organic sourcing. No statewide Department of Agriculture or county-level produce procurement was evident in the recent opportunities.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin. Madison Metropolitan School District posted RFB 4162 for petite bananas on July 8, 2026, with bids due July 29, 2026, projecting $78,000 annual value and 70–90 cases per week during school sessions; the district explicitly references Chiquita banana color standards and mandates HACCP plans. Georgia school districts—including Douglas County (serving 30 districts through GEC cooperative purchasing), Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, and others—posted multiple fresh produce solicitations in the March–April 2026 window, though most treated banana procurement as a line item within broader fresh produce contracts rather than standalone commodity bids. The code shows limited standalone activity; most banana procurement flows through multi-line-item school nutrition RFPs and IFBs that bundle fresh produce, proteins, and dairy. Bidders face commodity-pricing benchmarking to USDA Terminal Wholesale Market Reports or USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index prices, firm fixed-price terms for 12-month contracts, and prospective price redetermination tied to documented market indexes. Insurance, debarment certification, E-Verify compliance, and Buy American compliance are standard.