UNSPSC 50361701: Canned or jarred apple bananas

The variety of bananas known as apple bananas that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361701 Canned or jarred apple bananas is a Commodity code with virtually no recent relevance to state and local procurement; the code name does not match the actual work being solicited under opportunities tagged with this number. Recent state and local solicitations posting under 50361701 are buying canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, weekly food orders, fresh produce, eggs, and main-line food service distribution — none of which are apple bananas in any form, canned or otherwise. The mismatch between code scope and solicitation content suggests either a data-entry error in the jurisdiction tagging system or a fundamental misalignment in how this code has been applied to commodity food procurement. State and local issuing bodies actually using this code span school districts (Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Dallas ISD, Douglas County), state departments of corrections and health services (Oregon DOC, Texas HHSC, Illinois CPO), and county school systems (Bridgeport Board of Education, City of Bridgeport). The geographic spread includes Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut, Georgia, and Missouri, with no standout repeat buyer except the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which has posted multiple food and consumable-product solicitations.

Representative recent opportunities show the actual scope of work. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, requesting 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products including fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated items for state supported living centers and hospitals (due July 13, 2026); and the Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple apple varieties, berries, and vegetables for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026). Broader food-service solicitations such as Dallas ISD's food-products RFP (due April 2, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI's grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026) show that school districts and institutional food services are the primary buyers, with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, and minimum shelf-life or freshness requirements standard across all opportunities. The code shows substantial procurement activity, but none of it involves apple bananas; any bid strategy should rely on the actual commodity categories being solicited rather than the code's nominal scope.