UNSPSC 50382107: Gros michel banana purees

The variety of bananas known as gros michel bananas which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382107 Gros michel banana purees, a Commodity code, does not match the recent solicitations posted under it, which span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and comprehensive food-service supply across school districts, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and health and human services centers. The code's nominal scope—a specific banana product—bears little connection to the work state and local governments are actually buying, which encompasses broad food procurement for institutional food service operations rather than specialty fruit purees. School districts dominate the issuer mix, with district nutrition programs in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Missouri appearing repeatedly; state corrections and health agencies in Oregon and Texas also solicit regularly under this code. Geographic activity clusters in Texas (school districts, HHSC, TDCJ), Georgia (multiple school districts across counties), and Oregon (Department of Corrections), with secondary activity in Missouri (school nutrition) and Connecticut (municipal education nutrition).

Recent representative opportunities illustrate the disconnect between code and practice. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with historical pricing at $21.84 per case and a 5 percent Oregon goods preference plus 5 percent resident-bidder preference available for a combined 10 percent advantage; bidders must submit exclusively through OregonBuys and maintain $1 million commercial general liability insurance. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items—apples, berries, vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items—with delivery to three school locations and the requirement that processed products contain a minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content under the Buy American provision. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas with an estimated annual spend of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Because this code's recent activity spans a broad institutional food-service landscape rather than banana purees specifically, treat the category as mislabeled in state and local databases and evaluate pursuit based on actual commodity mix—fresh and frozen institutional foods, proteins, produce, eggs, and consumable supplies—rather than the code's stated product line.