UNSPSC 50405315: Sturon onions

The variety of onions known as sturon onions

UNSPSC 50405315 Sturon onions is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh onions for institutional food service — primarily state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, school districts, and other state-supported facilities. Recent solicitations show onions being sourced as part of broader fresh produce and consumables contracts serving inmate populations, patients in state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. The work being solicited is straightforward: delivery of fresh onions meeting USDA quality standards, typically in bulk quantities (50-pound bags or case lots) to specified institutional locations on regular or as-needed schedules. Issuing bodies span state correctional and human services departments (Texas TDCJ, Texas HHS Commission, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Bartow County Schools in Georgia, Bryan County Schools in Georgia, Dougherty County Schools in Georgia, Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Early County Schools in Georgia), and county or municipal agencies (Collier County, City of San Antonio). State departments and school nutrition programs are the dominant repeat buyers in the recent opportunity set, with Texas agencies (particularly TDCJ and HHS Commission) and Georgia school systems posting multiple solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Texas dominates the recent record, with TDCJ and HHS Commission posting multiple fresh produce contracts (including onions as line items in mixed-produce solicitations) throughout 2026; Georgia school districts account for a substantial secondary cohort. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which includes onions as a produce line item; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitations IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine) and IW267420 (fresh produce for Snyder Food Warehouse), both due in October 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026), which specifies 50-pound bags of yellow or white onions; and Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed-bid procurement (due May 27, 2026) requesting approximately 790+ cases of onions as part of its 2026-2027 school nutrition supply. Most solicitations are issued as IFB or sealed-bid formats with firm, fixed unit pricing on F.O.B. Destination terms and delivery windows of 7–14 days from order. Institutional buyers typically require USDA-grade fresh product, compliance with food safety and handling standards, and bulk quantities ranging from single cases to dozens per delivery cycle.