UNSPSC 50317002: Organic babaco

The type of organic fruit known as organic babaco

UNSPSC 50317002 Organic babaco is a Commodity code that captures fresh fruit procurement by school districts and state/local food service operations, though recent activity under this specific code shows minimal relevant purchasing. The code nominally refers to a specialty tropical fruit, but state and local governments sourcing under it are predominantly school nutrition programs buying fresh produce in bulk for child feeding programs — the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Issuing bodies are almost entirely independent school districts and county boards of education, concentrated in Georgia and dispersed across the South and Southwest, with some activity in Wisconsin, Florida, and Utah. These jurisdictions procure produce through RFB, RFP, and IFB notices with response dates typically 30–60 days from posting.

Recent opportunities tagged to this code or near-adjacent fresh-produce categories show school districts soliciting comprehensive fresh-fruit and fresh-vegetable baskets — apples, bananas, berries, melons, citrus, and leafy greens — rather than babaco specifically. Representative recent solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, sourced within 400 miles, due July 29, 2026); the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items and three delivery locations (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia ($4.4 million for Area One, March 4, 2026 deadline); and the Salt Lake City School District's IFB DH2647-FPD for 60 produce line items across 38 schools (April 1, 2026 deadline). Evaluation typically weights cost at 40–50%, product quality and availability at 15–30%, vendor qualifications at 10–20%, and compliance with Buy American and USDA HACCP requirements. School nutrition programs show strong preference for locally grown or regionally sourced produce (within 200–400 miles), organic or low-additive formulations, and cost-plus or firm fixed-price structures with price redetermination clauses tied to USDA market indexes. The code does not show recent or meaningful volume in organic babaco specifically; most activity clusters around high-volume staple fruits and vegetables for institutional meal service.