UNSPSC 50382106: Green banana purees

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

UNSPSC 50382106 Green banana purees is a Commodity code that captures state and local food procurement focused on processed fruit products for institutional meal service—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and diverse grocery staples supplied to correctional facilities, schools, health and human services agencies, and other public entities. Recent opportunities show government buyers purchasing canned and processed fruit items alongside broader food service contracts rather than green banana purees specifically; the code encompasses ready-to-eat or minimally processed fruit products meeting USDA commodity standards, FDA compliance, and nutritional requirements for congregate feeding operations. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health and human services, county boards of education, independent school districts, and regional buying cooperatives across the United States. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 in July 2026 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case historical pricing, requiring delivery to Salem in five truckloads over a six-month period with Oregon-goods and local-vendor preferences totaling 10 percent. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0016792 in February 2026 (amended March 2026) for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum contract value of $4.5 million over three years and best-value award criteria including compliance, delivery capability, and pricing.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with significant procurement volume from Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD), Georgia (multiple school districts including Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Hancock County, Muscogee County, and Douglas County via GEC Buying Cooperative), and Oregon (Department of Corrections). School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, accounting for roughly half the recent solicitations; these typically span 200+ food line items, firm fixed pricing for annual contract terms, delivery to 10–60 school sites, and compliance with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products. State-agency institutional feeding (corrections, health services) represents the second major segment, characterized by statewide multi-facility distribution, larger contract values ($1.5 million to $9 million annually), and centralized warehouse delivery with compliance certifications including USDA commodity standards, insurance requirements of $1 million to $2 million general liability, and prevailing wage or federal reporting obligations. Opportunities are currently active across multiple procurement methods—ITB, IFB, and RFP—with response windows typically 30–45 days. Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative, with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending and awards on a line-item basis to multiple vendors. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 in April 2026 for Master Grocery K-12 supplying 45 schools and 7 distribution kitchens in Virginia with weekly deliveries and firm fixed pricing for a July 2026–June 2027 term and four optional renewals.