UNSPSC 50321706: Dried green bananas

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

UNSPSC 50321706 Dried green bananas is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity indexed under it in recent state and local solicitations. The recent opportunities tied to this code center on fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, correctional facility food services, and state food supply contracts—categories that span fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, and processed foods rather than dried bananas specifically. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty items for the 2026–27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027 with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including eggs, poultry, beef, cheese, and fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center under IFB with bids due June 26, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with an estimated annual spend of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by state-level procurement offices and corrections agencies. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and scattered across Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and California. All recent solicitations require Buy American compliance with a minimum of 51 percent domestic content for processed products, firm fixed pricing for contract periods, and adherence to USDA nutritional standards and food safety protocols including HACCP plans and food recall procedures.

The code shows substantial recent activity but a significant mismatch: dried green bananas as a commodity line item do not appear in any of the indexed solicitations. Fresh produce contracts dominate—with produce appearing across nearly every opportunity—but dried fruit procurement surfaces only in the Santa Clara County (California) ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts to the Sheriff's Department Correction Food Services (due February 5, 2026), which listed dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix but not dried bananas. School nutrition programs and food service operations across Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, and Virginia are the primary demand drivers, with annual contract values ranging from approximately $1.1 million to $9 million depending on jurisdiction size. Vendors entering this space should expect firm fixed pricing for 12-month periods, compliance with USDA grade standards and nutritional specifications, delivery to multiple school sites or correctional facilities on tight windows (typically 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday–Friday), and comprehensive insurance, E-Verify, debarment, and anti-collusion documentation. The code as currently indexed may require clarification with issuing procurement offices to identify genuine dried-banana procurement volume, if any exists.