UNSPSC 50405306: Creaming onions

The variety of onions known as creaming onions

UNSPSC 50405306 Creaming onions is a Commodity code naming a single fresh vegetable product that state and local governments procure for school food service, institutional feeding, and child nutrition programs. The code sees active procurement from school districts, state corrections agencies, and child care organizations across the Southeast and Texas, with creaming onions appearing as line items within broader fresh produce solicitations alongside related produce categories like carrots, potatoes, and assorted vegetables.

School nutrition programs dominate issuing-body activity under this code tier, including independent school districts (McAllen ISD in Texas, Northside ISD in San Antonio, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa), county school systems (Douglas County Schools and Bryan County Schools in Georgia, Bulloch County Schools in Georgia, Dougherty County Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Schools in Georgia, Glynn County Schools in Georgia, Muscogee County Schools in Georgia), and regional consortia procuring on behalf of multiple districts (Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts in Georgia). State-level buyers include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which procures vegetables for institutional food service across multiple warehouse locations and inmate feeding operations. Child care and child nutrition programs add to demand: Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. and university food service operations also appear in the recent opportunity set. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, which together account for roughly two-thirds of recent visible solicitations; Florida and Connecticut procurement also appears. Representative recent opportunities span RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates ranging from February through July 2026. The Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) covers fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in Area One alone. Bryan County Schools' sealed bid (due May 27, 2026) specified 790+ cases of onions among 20+ produce line items for school nutrition. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple vegetable-specific IFBs (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes) in June 2026 for institutional supply. Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP (26039RFQDST, due originally March 11, 2026, with award estimated August 4, 2026) targets specialty produce delivery to 18 elementary schools with a $600,000 estimated annual budget. Most school nutrition procurements require weekly deliveries to multiple school sites, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2 million depending on issuer, and firm pricing for initial contract periods ranging from one year to multiple year terms with renewal options.