UNSPSC 50321700: Dried bananas

An elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind produced by any of several widely cultivated perennial herbs (genus musa of the family musaceae, the banana family) that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321700 Dried bananas, a Class code, covers dried fruit products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, state agency cafeterias, and correctional facilities. The recent opportunities show school districts and state agencies buying fresh produce and mixed commodity food products under this code's parent families, but the code itself sees limited direct activity; the one directly relevant solicitation is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bid for whole, pitted dried prunes in 60–70 count size, packed in 25-pound boxes with U.S. Grade B USDA certification. State and local nutrition programs source these items through IFB and RFQ notices, with issuing bodies spanning school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal procurement offices on behalf of education systems. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products are standard across school nutrition solicitations. Vendors must provide HACCP plans, USDA compliance documentation, product formulations, nutritional data, and commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million depending on issuing body).

The code shows recent activity primarily in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. The Hancock County Schools IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items closed June 26, 2026, with delivery to three school locations and a firm contract term through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education nutrition procurement (IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) covered 115 line items of eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products delivered to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center with firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF (extended due date May 4, 2026) covered approximately 382 line items for cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas with contract term through August 31, 2027, plus two optional one-year renewals. The TDCJ dried prunes solicitation (IW236532, amended due date February 20, 2026) called for 1,400 boxes minimum to the Corpus Christi location. State of Georgia's May 15, 2026 food, supplies, and other kitchen products RFQ (due June 22, 2026) provided scope details in a separate 12 MB attachment. Geographic concentration in school nutrition and corrections procurement favors Texas and the Southeast, with activity also present in the Northeast.