UNSPSC 50361700: Canned or jarred 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 canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361700 Canned or jarred bananas, a Class code, spans state and local government purchases of processed fruit products preserved in cans or jars — primarily applesauce, canned fruit assortments, and similar commodity items for institutional food service. Recent opportunities show state correctional departments, school nutrition programs, health and human services facilities, and institutional food service operations procuring these items in bulk for inmate, student, and patient meals under IFB, RFP, and ITB notice types. The scope extends beyond bananas to include canned applesauce, canned fruit mixes, dried fruit bars, and other shelf-stable processed fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications, FDA standards, and nutritional requirements. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health services, county and municipal school districts, special-purpose buying cooperatives, and state-level central procurement offices, with school nutrition programs and state facility food service operations representing the dominant buyer segment.

Activity concentrates in the South and West, with recent solicitations from Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Texas (Texas HHSC, Dallas ISD, Texas TDCJ), Georgia (multiple school districts including Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County, and the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and Illinois (State Chief Procurement Office). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at a historical price of $21.84 per case with Oregon preferences totaling 10 percent; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (posted June 26, 2026, due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps; and Texas HHSC IFB HHS0016792 (posted February 26, 2026, extended to February 23, 2026) for supplemental food and consumable products across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million. Pricing across recent bids remains firm fixed for contract periods, with deliveries FOB destination and transportation prepaid by vendors; insurance requirements typically mandate $1 million to $2 million in commercial general liability coverage with named additional insured status. Buy American provisions appear frequently, requiring domestic content percentages of 51 percent or greater for processed items. Code activity is steady and recurring, driven by annual school nutrition contracts and routine institutional food service replenishment cycles.