UNSPSC 50361712: Canned or jarred pisang mas bananas

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

UNSPSC 50361712 Canned or jarred pisang mas bananas is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products, though the recent opportunities block shows little demand specifically for pisang mas bananas. Instead, state and local buyers under this code are sourcing a broader range of canned and jarred fruits—applesauce, mixed fruits, and other processed fruit items—primarily for food service to correctional facilities, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional cafeterias. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), county school boards (Hancock County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and municipal procurement offices (City of Bridgeport). These buyers procure canned fruit as part of larger food-service contracts, often bundled with other shelf-stable products, proteins, and fresh produce under multi-line-item solicitations. Award is typically made on best value or lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder basis, with pricing evaluated per unit of measure and delivery required FOB Destination to central distribution centers or individual facility locations.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (1,904 cases in May 2026, 4,760 cases in July 2026, response dates June 2 and July 31 respectively), each referencing a historical award to a prior vendor. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for supplemental food and consumables spanning 210 line items statewide (response due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years). Georgia issued a broad food-supplies RFP (due June 22, 2026), and Gwinnett County requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026). Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on both brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases (multiple quarters, responses due August 24, 2026, and June 17, 2026). The code shows steady institutional food-service demand across multiple states, though the specific fruit category (pisang mas bananas) does not appear in named line items across these opportunities—applesauce and broader canned fruit are the primary recent buys.