UNSPSC 50521702: Non GMO baby bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO baby bananas. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50521702 Non GMO baby bananas is a Commodity code covering fresh petite and baby banana supply to state and local institutional food services, particularly school districts and county parks operations. State and local governments buy fresh bananas—specified by size, ripeness stage, and packaging—for school meal programs, park concessions, and healthcare facility food services. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing by the case (70–90 cases weekly in one instance, 150-count cases in another), with bananas arriving at precise ripeness stages (Chiquita color guide stage 3.5 through 4.5 in one school bid) and temperature thresholds (55°F minimum internal temperature). The code serves school districts, county boards of education, county parks departments, and healthcare coalitions. Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) are active institutional buyers.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin, with recent bids posted by Georgia school systems (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County) and Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, projecting annual contract value of $78,000 for weekly delivery Monday through Friday to a single production center, with award made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce (including multiple fruit categories) due June 26, 2026, allowing award to one or multiple vendors. The code also appears in Marion Health Care Coalition's produce procurement (RFP due August 21, 2026) and Collier County Board of County Commissioners' food-services ITN for North Collier Regional Park due March 6, 2025. School nutrition bids typically weight cost at 40 percent, require HACCP plans and E-Verify authorization, and impose 98 percent fill-rate minimums with same-price substitute obligations on distributor rejection. Delivery windows are narrow—2 a.m. to 7 a.m. in Wisconsin, 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Georgia—and invoicing cycles run Net 30 days.