UNSPSC 50402200: Bunching onions

The type of vegetable known as bunching onions

UNSPSC 50402200 Bunching onions, a Class code, appears in state and local school nutrition procurement where fresh produce supply contracts dominate recent activity. School districts, departments of criminal justice, and child nutrition programs solicit bunching onions and other fresh vegetables as line items within broader produce and fresh fruit & vegetable program contracts rather than as standalone commodities. The work involves sourcing, packaging, and delivering fresh produce to institutional food service locations—elementary schools, correctional facilities, senior centers, and child care centers—typically in ready-to-eat or minimally processed form with traceability documentation and USDA compliance certifications including HACCP plans and food safety audits.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Georgia and Texas school districts, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Utah, Connecticut, and other states. Representative solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's July 2026 RFB 4163 for fresh fruit & vegetable snacks (with bunching onions among items sourced within 400 miles and deliverable weekly to elementary schools participating in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program); Dougherty County Board of Education's June 2026 sealed-bid procurement for 40 fresh produce line items including onions for 24 school nutrition sites; and the Bryan County School Nutrition Program's May 2026 sealed-bid call for fresh produce with 790+ cases of onions estimated for school year 2026-2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued separate commodity bids in June 2026 for carrots, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes for institutional canning operations. Across these opportunities, school districts weight produce quality, seasonal variety, delivery compliance, local sourcing when cost-competitive, and traceability heavily in evaluation; insurance requirements typically range from $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence; and contracts commonly run July-June fiscal years with optional one-year renewals. The code sees steady institutional demand rather than sporadic activity, driven by federal and state nutrition program requirements and school calendar cycles.