UNSPSC 50426809: Dried banana leaves

The type of vegetable known as banana leaves that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426809 Dried banana leaves is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to the code's nominal scope. The single opportunity tagged under this code—the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program RFP (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026)—does not explicitly reference dried banana leaves; instead, the solicitation requests general food and nonfood items including beverages, paper goods, proteins, cheese, breads, fresh fruits, vegetables, snacks, janitorial supplies, and nonfood products to support child and adult care food service for approximately 400 children daily. The remaining opportunities in the dataset—Oregon and Illinois dried bean procurements, Georgia fresh produce and grocery bids, Texas correctional facility cafeteria food products, and multiple school district fresh produce and grocery supply contracts across Texas, Missouri, Georgia, and Virginia—do not reference dried banana leaves or related leaf-based food products. The code shows no substantive market signal for dried banana leaves in current state and local procurement.

The broader food-supply activity in the dataset reflects heavy purchasing by school districts, state correctional and institutional foodservice operations, and child nutrition programs across the South and West, with issuing bodies including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the State of Illinois and State of Georgia general procurement. These entities solicit grocery, fresh produce, and institutional foodservice supplies on a regular cycle, typically annually or quarterly, via IFB, RFP, and ITB instruments. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois. Given that dried banana leaves do not appear in any recent solicitation detail, vendors targeting this code should expect minimal near-term procurement opportunity and should monitor broader institutional foodservice categories for adjacencies.