UNSPSC 50311714: Organic saba bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic saba bananas

UNSPSC 50311714 Organic saba bananas (Commodity) covers fresh banana supply to school nutrition programs and other state and local food service operations. State and local governments procure this commodity primarily through school district food service departments executing annual contracts for school breakfast and lunch programs, with occasional procurement by state agencies and county education boards. The work is straightforward supply of fresh produce meeting specified ripeness, size, temperature, and quality standards—typically petite or standard bananas in case packs with defined unit counts, delivered on fixed weekly schedules to central food production facilities or individual school sites. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, carry liability insurance, achieve high fill rates (often 98 percent or above), and provide documented substitutes when product is rejected; most contracts require firm pricing for the contract term with price redetermination triggered only after 12 months or upon documented market changes verified through USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.

School districts dominate recent activity under this code, with multiple Georgia and Florida school districts and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posting solicitations between February and July 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, projecting $78,000 annual contract value and 70–90 cases weekly during school sessions, with delivery to a single central location and ripeness specifications tied to the Chiquita banana color guide. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Bartow County—solicited produce that includes bananas as line items within broader fresh produce or food supply contracts via IFB, RFP, and ITB notices posted between March and June 2026, with response dates clustered in late April through early June 2026. Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia and Wisconsin, with most contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and annual spending per district ranging from approximately $78,000 (Madison) to several million dollars for large district systems. No incumbent vendors or awarded contractors are named in the recent solicitations, and no set-asides specific to disadvantaged enterprises appear consistently across the postings.