UNSPSC 50405301: Albion onions

The variety of onions known as albion onions

UNSPSC 50405301 Albion onions (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement primarily as a line item within comprehensive fresh produce solicitations for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives, rather than as a standalone onion-specific procurement. Recent opportunities name onions—including yellow, white, and Vidalia varieties in estimated quantities of 200 to 800+ cases annually—alongside apples, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and other produce staples for elementary and secondary schools, pre-K centers, and correctional facilities. School districts and county education systems dominate the issuing-body mix, with notable repeat buyers including Bulloch County Schools and Bryan County Schools in Georgia, Douglas County Schools conducting a multi-district cooperative procurement, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) soliciting onions as part of institutional food service bids. State agencies including the Texas Comptroller (on behalf of TDCJ) and the State of Georgia also post produce bids that encompass onions. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states; Georgia school districts appear most frequently in the recent record.

Representative recent opportunities include Bryan County Schools (Georgia), which posted a sealed bid for fresh produce including 790+ cases of onions for the 2026-2027 school year with a May 27, 2026 deadline (Solicitation PE55045NONST2027000000006), and Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), which issued an Invitation for Proposal (PE55612NONST2027000000031) for local produce including Vidalia onions grown within 200 miles of the district, with proposals due May 4, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple institutional food service bids (including carrots, white and sweet potatoes, and cafeteria food products) that typically include onions or similar fresh vegetables as component line items, with response dates in late March and April 2026. School districts generally evaluate produce bids on lowest responsive and responsible pricing, compliance with federal Buy American provisions, product quality and freshness, delivery reliability to multiple school sites, and vendor insurance and food safety certification; onions are priced on a per-unit, per-case, or per-pound basis depending on the issuing body's specifications.