UNSPSC 50311715: Organic sucrier bananas

The variety of organic bananas known as organic sucrier bananas

UNSPSC 50311715 Organic sucrier bananas is a Commodity code that names a single banana variety — small, petite units typically 5" to 5.5" in length — but state and local procurement activity under the code centers on institutional fresh produce supply for school nutrition programs. Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department issued RFB 4162 on July 8, 2026, for petite bananas with bids due July 29, 2026, specifying 150-count cases delivered Monday through Friday at 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. to the Food Production Center in Madison, Wisconsin, with annual estimated value of $78,000 and weekly usage of 70–90 cases during school sessions. School districts dominate the issuing body mix under this code; the recent opportunities include procurement notices from Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty 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) using a GEC Buying Cooperative vehicle. No state departments or other municipal agencies appear in the recent solicitations. Procurement activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with additional volume in Texas and Florida; Wisconsin shows minimal recent activity beyond the Madison district's single July 2026 RFB.

Except for Madison's July 2026 RFB 4162, recent opportunities under this code involve broader fresh produce categories rather than petite bananas specifically. The Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (posted February 4, 2026, bids due March 4, 2026) covers approximately 72 produce line items including bananas but not identified by size or variety, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two across a 30-district cooperative buying vehicle. Similarly, Liberty County Board of Education IFB PE68910NONST2026000000049 (posted March 30, 2026, bids due April 29, 2026) and Liberty County IFB PE68910NONST2026000000050 (same dates) procure broad food and produce portfolios for 13 school sites under annual fixed-price contracts with prospective price redetermination. Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST (broadcast February 11, 2026, proposals due March 11, 2026) and Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 (proposals due March 11, 2026) both seek fresh produce and beverages for USDA-funded child nutrition programs with emphasis on quality, shelf life, and compliance with Buy American provisions and food safety standards. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement patterns suggests that state and local buyers classify broad produce contracts under commodity codes rather than maintaining separate line items by banana variety; practitioners should monitor school district food service solicitations under broader Family or Class codes in the 50-series food group for institutional banana supply opportunities beyond the specific petite-banana designation.