UNSPSC 50301525: Fuji apples

The variety of apples known as fuji apples

UNSPSC 50301525 Fuji apples is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure Fuji apples as part of broader fresh-produce and food-service supply contracts, most commonly for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental-health centers, child care programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations name apples — including Fuji varieties — alongside mixed fresh-produce line items (carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, berries, citrus fruits, and root vegetables) delivered on recurring schedules to central warehouses or individual facility locations. The buying pattern reflects demand driven by federal nutrition programs (USDA National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program) and state-operated institutional feeding operations. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state mental-health agencies, independent school districts, county boards of education, city and county departments of human services, and nonprofit Head Start organizations. Texas Department of Criminal Justice and multiple Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County) appear as repeat buyers in the recent opportunities block.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville (IFB IW267411, responses due October 14, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce bid for the 2026-27 school year covering over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (IFB #SN002-2027, responses due June 26, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for petite bananas (RFB 4162, responses due July 29, 2026, estimated annual contract value $78,000). Buy American and domestic-sourcing preferences appear consistently across school district and correctional-facility procurements, with some school districts imposing geographic-proximity or local-farm sourcing requirements (Bartow County requiring produce from farms within 400 miles; Madison Metropolitan requiring sourcing within Wisconsin and within 400 miles of Madison). No set-aside restrictions limited to specific vendor types appear uniformly across the opportunities, though individual procurements offer scoring preferences for diverse-owned, woman-owned, or locally based vendors.