UNSPSC 50405310: Pearl onions

The variety of onions known as pearl onions

UNSPSC 50405310 Pearl onions (Commodity) does not align meaningfully with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code. The source documents tag multiple solicitations under this pearl onion Commodity code, yet nearly all represent broad fresh produce or grocery procurement — apples, carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and general fresh fruit and vegetable programs — rather than purchases of pearl onions specifically. Only one opportunity mentions onions at all (Bryan County Schools lists "onions" as one line item among 40+ produce categories), with no indication that pearl onions are the focus or a material line item in any single solicitation. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the actual buying activity suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that pearl onions are ancillary within much larger institutional produce buys, making this code an unreliable signal for vendors targeting this specific commodity.

State and local procurement under this code spans school districts (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Madison Metropolitan School District, Bryan County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, and others), Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities, Head Start programs, municipal senior services, and school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. The recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia school nutrition contracts and Texas TDCJ institutional food service buys. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia (Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Glynn, Liberty, Henry, and Savannah-Chatham counties), with secondary volume in Texas (TDCJ multiple solicitations, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD) and scattered activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposal due June 22, 2026, via RFP), Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce covering 40 line items with 24 school sites (bids due June 16, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning (bids due June 23, 2026), and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System annual contract for 72 fresh produce items across 60 school sites (bids due April 23, 2026, via sealed bid). All share common terms: firm pricing, weekly or daily delivery, USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP food safety plans, general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000, and contract terms running July 1 through June 30 with optional renewals. None isolate pearl onions as a procurement focus.