UNSPSC 50321708: Dried lacatan bananas

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

UNSPSC 50321708 Dried lacatan bananas, a Commodity code, covers whole dried banana products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. The recent solicitation activity shows school districts and state corrections departments buying dried and fresh produce items under this and adjacent commodity classifications, though the specific lacatan banana variety appears infrequently in posted opportunities. State and local buyers source these items as components of broader fresh and processed produce contracts that supply cafeteria operations, with procurement typically structured as sealed-bid IFBs requiring USDA compliance, Buy American certification of domestic agricultural content (minimum 51 percent for processed items), nutritional documentation, and HACCP food-safety plans where applicable.

Recent activity clusters in school nutrition procurement and state correctional food service. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, serving three school sites with delivery through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB, due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items of eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including proteins, dairy, grains, and produce for delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas, with an initial contract term through August 31, 2027, and two optional renewal years. Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut show the most recent posting activity under and adjacent to this code; opportunities tend to cluster in May and June annually for school-year contracting cycles.