UNSPSC 50436809: Dried organic banana leaves

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

UNSPSC 50436809 Dried organic banana leaves, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. Of the twelve recent opportunities tagged under this code, only one—the City of Edinburg's CACFP Meal Program RFP (due August 4, 2026)—includes dried organic banana leaves within its stated five-category supply scope of beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood products. The remaining eleven opportunities address mainstream food service procurement for institutional meal programs: dried beans (Oregon Department of Corrections), fresh produce and eggs (multiple school districts across Georgia and Virginia), and broad grocery and cafeteria food products (Texas TDCJ, Illinois state facilities, and Missouri, Georgia, and Texas school districts). The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County), state departments of corrections and facilities (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ, Illinois state operations), and municipal government food programs (City of Edinburg). No incumbent vendors or awarded contractors are named in the available records.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and Southwest—Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia dominate the recent posting slate. The representative opportunities reflect institutional meal-service procurement at scale: Fairfax County Public Schools soliciting Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026); Oregon DOC procuring 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans meeting U.S. No. 2 grade standards (ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026); and Douglas County School System requesting fresh produce and eggs via cooperative purchasing for 30 districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026). The code itself—dried organic banana leaves—appears misaligned with the volume and character of recent solicitations. Vendors targeting this Commodity code should verify actual opportunity scope at posting before committing resources, as the code's nominal definition does not match the institutional fresh and dried staple-food procurement that dominates current activity.