UNSPSC 50402210: Winter white bunching onions

The variety of bunching onions known as winter white bunching onions

UNSPSC 50402210 Winter white bunching onions, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce items that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, particularly at correctional facilities, mental health centers, supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show demand for onions as part of broader fresh produce procurement — typically bundled with carrots, potatoes, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, and other vegetables to support cafeteria operations, dietary programs, and food service warehouses. The code captures individual produce line items within larger food service contracts rather than standalone onion-only buys, though some state and local buyers do solicit fresh produce categories as distinct commodity groups.

State and local issuing bodies span Texas state agencies (the Department of Criminal Justice, Health and Human Services Commission, Comptroller of Public Accounts), Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), Illinois state departments (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Florida counties (Collier County), Wisconsin school districts (Madison Metropolitan), and Texas city and county procurement offices. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers soliciting fresh produce and food service supplies across multiple warehouse and facility locations on a regular basis. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (particularly TDCJ food warehouse procurement), Georgia (school nutrition programs), Illinois (correctional and mental health facilities), and scattered activity in Florida, Wisconsin, and other states. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for food warehouses at Snyder and Wynne (due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), Bryan County Schools' sealed bid for fresh produce including 790+ cases of onions (due May 27, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education's bid for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026). Delivery is typically F.O.B. Destination with vendor responsibility for transportation costs, and most contracts run 12 months with optional renewal periods.