UNSPSC 50371709: Canned or jarred organic lady finger banana

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

UNSPSC 50371709 Canned or jarred organic lady finger banana, a Commodity code, encompasses shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, health and human services residential centers, and senior services departments. The code captures the narrow product class of canned or jarred organic bananas specifically, though recent state and local solicitations show broader institutional fresh and processed fruit procurement activity that often groups bananas with applesauce, dried fruit bars, and mixed preserved goods under unified food-service contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies operating residential facilities, county school boards, and municipal school districts; the State of Illinois and the State of Oregon Department of Corrections appear repeatedly in recent cycles, as do Texas state agencies (HHSC, TDCJ) and county education boards in Georgia and Connecticut.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two competitive ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026 (solicitations S2910000016975 and S2910000017453, with response deadlines of June 2 and July 31 respectively), each for multiple truckloads delivered to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; historical pricing ranged from $21.827 to $21.84 per case. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal options across multiple cycles (proposals due June 17 and August 24, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (IFQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a large IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792V2, bid deadline March 19, 2026, with a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million) and a second IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spend of $1.5 million). Austin Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps under an RFP method (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut requested bids for commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center across 115 line items (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026), with MBE/CBE certification applicable under city ordinance and Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed items.