UNSPSC 50521714: Non GMO saba bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO saba 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 50521714 Non GMO saba bananas is a Commodity code representing specialty banana products that state and local school nutrition programs procure for student meals and feeding programs. Recent solicitations show school districts buying petite bananas in bulk case packs with strict specifications covering size, ripeness stage, temperature maintenance, and quality standards alongside broader fresh produce contracts that include bananas as commodity line items. The code serves a narrow but recurrent use case within school food service, where bananas appear as standardized procurement items with defined pack sizes, ripeness criteria, and delivery windows that reflect operational constraints of institutional kitchens.

School districts and cooperative purchasing consortia dominate the issuing-body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia). Georgia school districts appear most frequently in recent postings. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with representative solicitations including Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000 for September 2026–June 2027), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple fruit varieties including apples and berries (bid opening June 29, 2026), Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two Georgia areas (due March 4, 2026, estimated combined annual spending $5.5 million), and McAllen Independent School District's RFP for fresh produce across 31 campuses (due March 6, 2026). Evaluation criteria across these solicitations typically weight price competitively at 30–50%, with secondary emphasis on vendor qualifications, product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with Buy American provisions and food safety standards including HACCP plans. HACCP certification, product traceability, temperature-controlled transport, and minimum fill rates of 98% appear as standard contractual requirements across nearly all recent postings.