UNSPSC 50382101: Apple banana purees

The variety of bananas known as apple bananas which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382101 Apple banana purees (Commodity) represents canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, purees, and dried fruit items—procured by state agencies, county governments, school districts, and specialized facilities for food service operations. Recent opportunities show state correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, health and human services agencies, and institutional food service operations buying canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and supplemental fruit products in bulk quantities ranging from 1,904 to 4,760 cases per procurement. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and school districts across multiple states (Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri) represent the primary issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs emerging as the dominant repeat buyer across the dataset. Procurement structures vary from ITBs and IFBs (typically for institutional food service) to RFPs (for specialized items and school nutrition programs), with response dates clustered between March and July 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest—Texas, Georgia, and Oregon show the highest recent volume—with secondary activity in Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem, Oregon, due July 31, 2026 (historical price $21.84 per case); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including fruit items with historical value of $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026; and the Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school food service, due July 16, 2026. Smaller school districts (Hancock County Georgia, Rockwood R-VI Missouri, Liberty County Georgia, Savannah-Chatham Georgia) routinely solicit fresh produce and processed fruit items through IFBs with April–May response dates and July contract start dates aligned to the school calendar. Most solicitations require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, Buy American compliance, and general commercial liability insurance; no standout set-asides or incumbent vendors appear across the recent opportunities.