UNSPSC 50405321: Yellow storage onions

The variety of onions known as yellow storage onions

UNSPSC 50405321 Yellow storage onions is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh onions for institutional food service, including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, mental health centers, and park concession operations. Recent solicitations across the country show onions specified as bulk commodity ingredients in multi-item produce and grocery bids rather than as standalone line items; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Georgia school districts all source onions as part of broader fresh produce, food service, and institutional meal programs. Issuing bodies include state corrections and health agencies, school nutrition programs, county governments, and municipal parks departments. The work is straightforward: vendors supply fresh onions in bulk quantities (50-pound bags, case packs, or line-item quantities specified by facility) on F.O.B. Destination terms with freight prepaid, deliver on scheduled routes to institutional warehouses or feeding sites, maintain quality and food-safety compliance, carry standard commercial liability and workers' compensation insurance, and respond to damage claims and quality complaints within defined timeframes. Most opportunities require firm pricing held for 30 to 120 days, compliance with E-Verify and debarment certifications, and traceability documentation where state law or grant programs require farm-of-origin tracking.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh produce solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder, and IW267411 for Wynne food warehouses) with October 2026 response dates; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFBs for consumables and food service groceries at state-supported living centers in Lufkin and Mexia with August 2026 closes. The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce including yellow onions for Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center sought weekly fresh fruit and vegetable supply (small purchase, due August 14, 2026). Georgia school systems—Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, and Early County—issued produce bids for the 2026-2027 school year emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles, with response dates in May through June 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) requested fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with sourcing limited to 400 miles within Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). Contract terms typically run one fiscal or school year with optional renewal periods, and quantities range from dozens of cases per month for small mental health centers to hundreds of cases annually for large correctional and school-district operations.