UNSPSC 50321710: Dried manzano bananas

The variety of bananas known as manzano bananas that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321710 Dried manzano bananas is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers dried fruit products supplied to institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The code encompasses whole, pitted dried fruits meeting specific USDA grade standards and packaging specifications — recent solicitations show school districts and correctional departments procuring dried prunes and related dried-fruit commodity items as components of larger food-service supply contracts rather than as standalone categories. Issuing bodies include school district nutrition departments, state departments of criminal justice, and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of correctional and institutional food-service operations. The scope extends to products meeting minimum commercial packaging standards, USDA grade certification requirements (typically Grade A or Grade B), sealed food-grade storage specifications, and delivery to multiple institutional distribution points on FOB Destination terms with firm fixed pricing covering all freight and handling charges.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including canned and fresh fruits (due May 4, 2026) with delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across the state; the same agency issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 1,400-box minimum order to the Corpus location (amended due date February 20, 2026). The State of Georgia posted food, supplies, and other kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) through its statewide procurement division. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited over 200 line items of fresh and specialty produce under IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested bids for 115 line items across food and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (due June 26, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content in processed products and USDA compliance certifications are standard across these opportunities.