UNSPSC 50382117: Purple banana purees

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

UNSPSC 50382117 Purple banana purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code purchase canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, pears, and other shelf-stable fruit items—primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations reflect demand across elementary through high school food service operations, institutional food service for adult care facilities, and distributed meal programs serving large populations in a single jurisdiction. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), school districts ranging from small regional systems to large urban districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County Schools), and special-purpose districts (Douglas County Schools via cooperative purchasing). School districts dominate activity under this code, with repeated solicitations from Georgia, Texas, and Virginia jurisdictions for annual food service contracts.

Geographic activity centers on the South and Southwest, with concentrated procurement in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Texas (Dallas ISD, Austin ISD, HHSC statewide, TDCJ statewide), and secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections), Midwest (Illinois, Missouri), and Mid-Atlantic (Fairfax County, Virginia; Bridgeport, Connecticut). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case and a 10 percent Oregon-goods preference; Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps with proposal deadline July 16, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323) for 45 school deliveries and a distribution center, bids due April 27, 2026, with multi-year renewal options. Texas HHSC procurement for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide shows the largest reported contract values, with the HHS0016792 IFB carrying a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years. Activity is steady and recurring, with school districts conducting annual or multi-year contract cycles and institutional buyers (corrections, health services) running rolling procurement for standardized food service operations.