UNSPSC 50331709: Dried organic lady finger banana

The variety of organic bananas known as organic lady finger banana that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50331709 Dried organic lady finger banana, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of fresh and processed produce that state and local governments purchase for school nutrition programs and institutional food services. The recent opportunities posted under this code reveal minimal specificity to dried bananas themselves; instead, state and local buyers are soliciting broad fresh-produce contracts that span dozens of commodity lines, with fresh bananas appearing as one item among hundreds. School districts and corrections agencies dominate the buying mix, with Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all posting produce and food-service contracts in the past six months. These buyers typically issue IFBs or solicitations with firm-fixed pricing and sealed-bid structures, requiring compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items where applicable), HACCP or food-safety protocols, and delivery to multiple institutional locations on set schedules.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, where school districts and state corrections departments have posted the largest recent volume. Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) itemized over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, and specialty fruits with delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport's commodities bid (due June 26, 2026) covered 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with delivery to a single centralized location; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's cafeteria food products solicitation (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) specified approximately 382 line items including fresh vegetables, fruits, and canned produce across five geographic delivery areas. The TDCJ also posted a separate, narrow solicitation for dried prunes (Bid No. IW236532, originally due February 20, 2026), indicating that when single commodities like dried fruit rise to solicitation status, they typically command minimum orders of 1,400 units or more. Activity under the dried banana commodity code specifically remains minimal in recent postings; most volume appears within broader produce family codes rather than at this narrow commodity tier.