UNSPSC 50341700: Frozen bananas

An elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind produced by any of several widely cultivated perennial herbs (genus musa of the family musaceae, the banana family) that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341700 Frozen bananas, a Class code, covers frozen banana products that state and local governments buy primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospital cafeterias, and child care centers. The recent opportunities show that frozen bananas are procured as part of larger grocery and food supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; they appear within comprehensive frozen-food and produce solicitations serving institutional kitchens across school districts, health and human services agencies, and detention facilities.

State agencies and school districts dominate the issuing-body mix. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers; Georgia school districts — including Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, and Fulton County — have issued recurring annual grocery and produce bids; and municipal school systems such as Bridgeport Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri regularly solicit comprehensive food supply contracts. Activity spans the Southeast (Texas, Georgia, Florida) and Midwest (Missouri), with secondary activity in the West (Oregon, California). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, covering proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and frozen products under a September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027 term with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36); the City of Bridgeport's IFB for school nutrition grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items across frozen products, dairy, and meats with June 30, 2026 deadline and strict Buy American and nutrition-standard compliance; and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods, produce, and meats (approximately 32,409 cases annually, $969,460.94 estimated value, sealed bids due June 24, 2026). Most school district solicitations require firm fixed pricing for the full contract term, compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions, HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, and delivery Monday through Friday within specified morning-to-early-afternoon windows to multiple school sites. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options extending up to four additional years, and awards are made on lowest-responsive-and-responsible or best-value basis, often with latitude to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.