UNSPSC 50311710: Organic manzano bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic manzano bananas

UNSPSC 50311710 Organic manzano bananas (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty produce category with limited recent state and local procurement activity. The code encompasses single-unit fresh banana products, specifically petite or manzano varieties in case packs, typically procured by school districts to support child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show school districts buying manzano bananas as one line item within broader fresh-produce categories rather than as standalone procurements, with specifications emphasizing small unit sizing (5" to 5.5" length), precise ripeness stages per industry color guides (such as Chiquita standards), and delivery constraints tied to school operating hours. State and local buyers under this code include school districts in Wisconsin and Georgia, with issuing bodies limited to independent school district food and nutrition departments. The mix of activity reflects institutional purchasing rather than fragmented small-order demand, with school nutrition programs using bananas to support USDA breakfast, lunch, and snack programs across elementary, middle, and high school campuses.

Recent activity shows Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited petite bananas under RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026) with estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and weekly usage of 70–90 cases, requiring delivery between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday with minimum 98 percent fill rates and HACCP plans. Geographic concentration is limited to the Midwest and Southeast, with most activity appearing in Georgia school systems (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) and Texas (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), though manzano bananas specifically appear as a line item only in the Madison Metropolitan solicitation. The code sees modest recent activity relative to broader produce procurement; most school nutrition RFPs and IFBs tag bananas generically under larger fresh-produce contracts rather than specifying manzano varieties by UNSPSC code.