UNSPSC 50321525: Dried fuji apples

The variety of apples known as fuji apples that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321525 Dried fuji apples (Commodity) encompasses dried Fuji apple products purchased by school districts, state correctional systems, and municipal food service entities. State and local governments buy dried Fuji apples as components of broader fresh and processed produce procurements for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. The commodity appears most frequently in meal-service solicitations where apples compete within larger produce line-item arrays; recent opportunities name Fuji alongside fresh varieties (Ambrosia, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) and processed fruit products. Issuing bodies include school districts (independent school boards), state-level purchasing divisions serving correctional departments and executive agencies, and municipal departments of public purchases coordinating school nutrition centers. School districts account for the majority of visible activity under the code, with state correctional systems representing secondary but steady demand for standardized food commodities.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties with delivery to three school sites, response due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (IFB, due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items of produce and proteins under MBE/CBE set-asides. The State of Georgia posted a statewide food, supplies, and kitchen products IFB due June 22, 2026, with scope in attached documentation. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, procuring for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with approximately 382 line items and an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. All school nutrition solicitations incorporate Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products and mandate firm fixed pricing for contract duration, HACCP or USDA compliance certification, and delivery to multiple school sites or institutional distribution points.