UNSPSC 50321705: Dried dominico bananas

The variety of bananas known as dominico bananas that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321705 Dried dominico bananas, a Commodity code, captures dried banana products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and state correctional and education agencies acquiring dried bananas as part of broader fresh and processed produce purchases for cafeteria operations, with dried dominico bananas appearing as one line item within multi-hundred-item commodity bids that span proteins, dairy, grains, vegetables, and fruits. Issuing bodies include county and city school boards, state departments of education and criminal justice, and municipal procurement offices acting on behalf of institutional food service operations. The work involves vendor qualification and compliance with Buy American provisions (typically requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content for processed products under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act), USDA grade certification, HACCP or food safety documentation, and delivery to specified school or institutional distribution points on firm-fixed pricing with transportation included.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including specialty dried items, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB due June 26, 2026), and the State of Georgia posted food and supplies procurement on May 15, 2026 with a June 22 response date. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas, with responses extended to May 4, 2026, and a separate bid (IW236532) for dried prunes in February 2026. Vendors typically compete on price, compliance with product specifications and USDA grades, delivery capability to multiple school or warehouse locations, and ability to maintain backup stock for emergency fulfillment. Contract terms generally run one fiscal or calendar year with optional renewals, and awards often go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with agencies reserving the right to award to single or multiple vendors per category.