UNSPSC 50531708: Dried non GMO lacatan bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO lacatan bananas that have been dried for preservation. 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 50531708 Dried non-GMO lacatan bananas is a Commodity code that captures fresh and processed produce items state and local governments procure for institutional food service—principally school nutrition programs, senior meal programs, and state-supported living facilities. Recent solicitations show the code tagged to broader grocery and produce RFQs and IFBs where dried or fresh bananas appear as line items within multi-hundred-item food and supply contracts, not standalone banana procurements. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices managing senior services, state health and human services departments, and municipal education boards. The work spans contracted food service delivery to students, seniors, and residents at state facilities, with deliveries to central warehouses and multiple school or facility sites on firm-fixed pricing over twelve-month or multi-year terms. Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in many school and state contracts) and compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, HACCP food safety protocols, and state health inspection standards are standard requirements across issuers.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education posted an IFB (BNB052266) for over 1,100 line-item grocery items due June 30, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and LINQ School Solutions ordering system integration with Monday-Friday deliveries to central warehouse and school sites for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 term. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (including multiple apple and berry varieties, root vegetables, and specialty fruit) due June 26, 2026, for delivery to three school sites July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 with firm-fixed pricing inclusive of transportation. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and initial term September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 due June 25, 2026, requiring Florida Department of Elderly Affairs caterer certification and HIPAA compliance. The code shows no standalone dried-banana procurements in the recent opportunities block; bananas appear only as embedded line items within larger food-service contracts tagged to the broader produce code.