UNSPSC 50311525: Organic fuji apples

The variety of organic apples known as organic fuji apples

UNSPSC 50311525 Organic Fuji apples is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh whole-fruit apple procurement for institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities reveal a significant mismatch: the code nominally specifies organic Fuji apples specifically, yet state and local school districts are actively soliciting mixed fresh-produce contracts that include Fuji apples as one item among dozens of fruit and vegetable line items, with no emphasis on organic certification or Fuji variety exclusivity. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent RFPs, RFBs, and IFBs posted by Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), along with the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions are procuring fresh produce as part of National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) with bids due June 26, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce listing 21,125 estimated annual cases of Fuji apples among 72 total produce items with bids due April 23, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 72 line items of produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, require compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, and food safety certifications, and award on a lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder or line-item basis. The code shows limited recent activity when interpreted strictly as organic Fuji apples; activity is robust only when read broadly as mixed fresh-produce procurement in which conventional Fuji apples appear as commodity items alongside other apple varieties and produce.