UNSPSC 50321707: Dried gros michel bananas

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

UNSPSC 50321707 Dried gros michel bananas is a Commodity code that covers the supply of dried banana products to state and local institutions, primarily school districts and correctional facilities. Recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct solicitation for this specific commodity; the solicitations tagged under this code reveal a substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posted IFBs for fresh produce and commodities spanning hundreds of line items including fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, and pantry staples for school nutrition programs — categories that include fresh bananas but do not isolate dried banana products as a distinct procurement line. The State of Georgia and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) posted broader food-supply solicitations covering institutional cafeteria products without itemizing dried bananas separately. One TDCJ opportunity (IW236532) explicitly named dried prunes as the target commodity, demonstrating that when individual dried-fruit products are the focus, state procurement offices do isolate them in their notices. The code shows little relevant recent activity as a standalone procurement vehicle; dried banana products appear, if at all, as minor line items within large commodity bundles rather than as dedicated solicitations.

The geographic footprint of opportunities tagged under this code spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with school districts and state correctional systems as the primary issuing bodies. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with a due date of June 26, 2026 and delivery to three school sites. The City of Bridgeport's Department of Public Purchases requested commodities (due June 26, 2026) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of TDCJ) issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with a due date of May 4, 2026. All opportunities required firm fixed pricing, compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), USDA grade certifications, food safety documentation (HACCP plans, health inspection records), and delivery to specified institutional locations on FOB Destination terms. The absence of dried-banana-specific solicitations suggests that vendors pursuing this commodity should monitor broader institutional food-supply RFPs and IFBs rather than expect standalone opportunities.