UNSPSC 50402211: Winter-over bunching onions

The variety of bunching onions known as winter-over bunching onions

UNSPSC 50402211 Winter-over bunching onions is a Commodity code capturing fresh produce supply to state and local food service operations, primarily school districts and institutional facilities. State and local governments are buying bunching onions—often pre-cut, processed, or part of mixed fresh-produce assortments—for child nutrition programs, institutional kitchens, and senior meal services. The code shows minimal direct solicitation activity; most recent opportunities in the dataset tag broader produce categories (apples, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, and mixed fresh vegetables) across school nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, and senior service centers rather than onions specifically. The issuing bodies mix school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Northside Independent, Bartow County, Glynn County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County, McAllen Independent, and others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri), county boards of education, state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), and special-purpose food service agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Austin Independent School District). School nutrition procurement is the largest segment, with contracts spanning July-through-June fiscal years and commodity-based purchasing models. The geographic spread centers on Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with additional activity in Missouri and Connecticut; Georgia school districts dominate the recent opportunity set with over a dozen district-level RFPs and IFBs posted between March and May 2026.

Recent representative opportunities show the actual buying patterns: Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, requiring produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison, Wisconsin and delivered pre-cut, processed, and packaged weekly to elementary schools—pricing at $0.20 per pound preference on organic produce. Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple vegetable procurements (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes for canning) via IFB through June 2026, serving institutional food service across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations. Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) aggregated purchasing for 30 Georgia school districts across two regions with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend for fresh produce and eggs, requiring unit pricing based on documented net cost plus fixed fee and strict adherence to USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market prices. The code shows steady institutional demand but no recent sole-source or single-commodity-specific onion bids; onions appear as line items within broad produce scope rather than standalone procurements, suggesting low pursuit priority unless bundled with larger mixed-produce vendor strategies.