UNSPSC 50321525: Dried fuji apples

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

UNSPSC 50321525 Dried fuji apples is a Commodity code representing a single product line within the fresh and processed fruit category that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. Recent solicitations show school districts sourcing dried Fuji apples as one line item within broader fresh produce contracts spanning multiple apple varieties and produce categories, though the code itself captures a narrow specification—typically case-packed dried Fuji apples meeting USDA grade requirements and food safety standards including HACCP protocols and traceability for recall procedures. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia serving a cooperative of 30 districts), reflecting the concentration of demand in the K-12 nutrition space. Single-item purchases for specialized facilities such as correctional institutions (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department of Correction in California) and state-level food supply aggregation (State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) also use the code or related dried-fruit categories, though dried Fuji apples per se appear as a discrete line item in only the largest multi-item school nutrition solicitations.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with secondary presence in the Mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System estimated 21,125 cases of Fuji apples annually (Bid 26-34, RFP due April 23, 2026), indicating Fuji apples as a high-volume staple within institutional produce supply chains. Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts (SN 26-004, proposals due March 4, 2026) included apples across multiple varieties with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One alone, placing dried Fuji apples within a much larger dried-and-fresh fruit procurement ecosystem. The broader dried-fruit category appears in Santa Clara County's correctional facility procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, bids due February 5, 2026), which bundled dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans but did not isolate dried Fuji apples. All school district solicitations impose Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, firm fixed pricing for 12-month contract terms, and delivery within institutional timelines (typically weekly Monday–Friday windows). The code shows steady demand but lacks visibility as a standalone category—dried Fuji apples surface as one line among hundreds in multiyear school nutrition master contracts rather than as dedicated single-commodity procurements.