UNSPSC 50405309: Marshalls giant fen globe onions

The variety of onions known as marshalls giant fen globe onions

UNSPSC 50405309 Marshalls giant fen globe onions, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific produce item—onion cultivar—yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code predominantly solicit for broad fresh produce and food service categories spanning dozens of line items (apples, carrots, potatoes, dairy, frozen entrees, disposables, and condiments), institutional food service supply, fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and correctional facilities, and specialized food procurement for mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or as a catch-all classifier by issuing entities, rather than to actual transactions for the named cultivar.

State and local buyers across Texas, Georgia, and Illinois—chiefly state health and human services commissions, departments of criminal justice, school districts, and county boards of education—are soliciting institutional food supply and fresh produce on an ongoing basis, typically via IFB, ITN, RFP, or sealed-bid notice types with response deadlines ranging from May through October 2026. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's August 2026 consumables and canteen grocery procurements for Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (IFB HHS0017872, HHS0017799, HHS0017798, HHS0018082); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's June and September–October 2026 fresh fruit and vegetable supply solicitations for multiple warehouses and facilities (IW267411, IW267420, IW267376); Illinois Department of Corrections' August 2026 produce bid for Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849); school nutrition programs at Bartow County and Bryan County, Georgia (May–June 2026); and Dougherty County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh produce bid for 24 school nutrition sites. The code shows no recent activity specific to the named onion cultivar and appears unsuitable for targeted business development unless your firm is engaged in broad institutional food service or produce distribution across multiple states.