UNSPSC 50531710: Dried non GMO manzano bananas

The variety of non GMO bananas known as non GMO manzano 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 50531710 Dried non GMO manzano bananas is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct solicitation for dried manzano bananas specifically. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span broad food and consumable purchasing for schools, county governments, state agencies, and senior services — including fresh produce, grocery staples, meal preparation and delivery, and packaged meal boxes. The mismatch between the code's narrow name and the scope of actual solicitations suggests that state and local procurement offices may be applying this code as a catch-all for agricultural commodities or food supply contracts more broadly. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments (Hillsborough County in Florida). Contracts typically require compliance with Buy American provisions, nutritional standards, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school or service sites on firm-fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery products for school food service (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple varieties across three school sites (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 (ITB2600289, due June 25, 2026). A Georgia state-level RFQ for food, supplies, and other kitchen products also appears in the recent pipeline (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026). None of the recent solicitations explicitly name dried manzano bananas as a line item.