UNSPSC 50361525: Canned or jarred fuji apples

The variety of apples known as fuji apples that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361525 Canned or jarred Fuji apples, a Commodity code, covers canned apple products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—principally school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services institutions. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce, dried apple crisps, fresh apples of multiple varieties (including Fuji), and processed apple products as components of broader food service contracts. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of corrections and health and human services, county and municipal school districts, and independent school districts, with school nutrition programs the dominant buyer segment. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear multiple times in the recent record, though the code's activity is distributed across numerous one-off district-level procurements. Canned applesauce specifications typically reference USDA 2011 commodity standards, compliance with FDA and USDA requirements, firm shelf life minimums of one year, and sweetened or unsweetened formulations packed in juice, water, or light syrup.

Geographic spread is national, with recent activity concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Texas, the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, at a historical price of $21.84 per case; Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce including Fuji apples due June 26, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million, demonstrates institutional scale; the Douglas County School System's cooperative-purchasing RFP for fresh produce and eggs, estimated at $4.4 million for Area One alone, signals sustained multi-district demand. School nutrition procurements typically emphasize Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed products), USDA compliance, HACCP plans, and firm fixed pricing for contract terms running July 1 through June 30 annually.