UNSPSC 50371702: Canned or jarred organic baby bananas

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

UNSPSC 50371702 Canned or jarred organic baby bananas (Commodity) covers shelf-stable packaged fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, with recent solicitations showing broad procurement across general food commodity contracts rather than single-product procurements. The code sits within a far wider activity tier where state and local buyers source canned vegetables, canned proteins, dried fruits, fresh produce, and other shelf-stable provisions for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior services, veterans homes, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include county boards of education and nutrition departments (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state corrections and health departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county human services divisions (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), state veterans homes (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and independent school districts (Austin Independent School District). The recent opportunities block shows no standalone canned or jarred organic baby bananas procurements; the single opportunity nominally tagged to the code (Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229) solicited shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, sauces, and soups but no specific bananas or organic products. Geographic activity appears concentrated in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut based on recent postings.

The code shows negligible recent activity directly aligned to organic baby bananas as a discrete product line. Recent state and local food-service procurements under related UNSPSC codes—such as fresh produce (Hancock County), canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars (Austin ISD), and broad food commodities (Gwinnett County, Texas HHSC, Bridgeport, TDCJ)—indicate that buying entities consolidate fruit and produce purchases into larger commodity contracts evaluated on unit pricing and brand-or-equal substitution rather than single-item line items. The Gwinnett County IFB (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026) requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases across 35 line items of shelf-stable food; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (due July 31, 2026) procured approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered in five full truckloads with a historical price of $21.84 per case. Institutional food service buyers enforce Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), require firm fixed pricing, impose delivery-within-72-hours or delivery-within-seven-days timelines, mandate HACCP plans and E-Verify verification, and award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value. Organic baby bananas, if procured at all under this code, likely bundle into larger canned-fruit or produce line items rather than surface as standalone solicitations.