UNSPSC 50527003: Non GMO banana flowers

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO banana flowers. 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 50527003 Non GMO banana flowers (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty produce category, but the recent procurement activity shows no direct solicitation for banana flowers specifically. Instead, state and local governments—primarily school districts—are buying bananas as one line item within much larger fresh produce and school nutrition contracts. Madison Metropolitan School District solicited petite bananas in July 2026 under RFB 4162 for approximately $78,000 annually, specifying 150-count case packs of 5" to 5.5" units at defined ripeness stages with Monday-through-Friday early-morning delivery. Bananas appear as commodity items across broader school nutrition procurement—Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, and others list bananas at volumes ranging from 750 to 1,500 cases annually alongside 60–400 additional produce and food items in multi-month IFB, ITB, and RFP cycles.

The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida, all operating Child Nutrition or School Nutrition Programs funded by the National School Lunch Program and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants. Procurement is geographically concentrated in Georgia—Hancock County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County—with additional activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County). All contracts reflect tight specification windows (ripeness stages, temperature on arrival, case counts), high fill-rate requirements (98% or better), and weekly or bi-weekly delivery cycles to multiple school sites. No recent opportunities show procurement of banana flowers as the primary commodity or as a distinct line item; bananas appear only as component items within comprehensive produce agreements. The code shows misalignment with actual state and local purchasing patterns under this designation.