UNSPSC 50361702: Canned or jarred baby bananas

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

UNSPSC 50361702 Canned or jarred baby bananas, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope — none of the opportunities posted in the past four months specify baby bananas as a line item or primary deliverable. Instead, state and local food service buyers tag broader food-supply and nutrition contracts with this code even when the actual work encompasses dozens of shelf-stable and fresh food categories spanning proteins, produce, dairy, bakery items, and condiments. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education and commissioners' offices, city procurement bureaus, and independent school districts. Repeat buyers include the State of Illinois (weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy posted multiple times), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide), the Oregon Department of Corrections, and various Georgia and Texas school districts.

Geographic spread covers Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut, with the strongest recent activity in Texas and Georgia. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' purchase of approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (RFQ PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (proposals due August 24, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables statewide (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026); and Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). Contract values range from approximately $1.5 million annually (Texas HHSC El Paso facility) to $4.5 million over three years (Texas HHSC statewide), with most awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders based on unit pricing. Buy American provisions and domestic-content preferences appear frequently, particularly in school nutrition and corrections contracts.