UNSPSC 50405323: Green onions

Variety of onions known as green onions

UNSPSC 50405323 Green onions, a Commodity code, is being procured by state and local governments primarily as part of broader fresh produce supply contracts for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing green onions alongside dozens of other fresh vegetables and fruits to meet USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable and National School Lunch Program requirements, with onions appearing as discrete line items in produce bids (Bryan County Schools specified 790+ cases of onions for school year 2026-2027; Glynn County Board of Education included onions in its 60-item produce specification). The code also captures institutional procurement by state corrections departments and other state agencies. Issuing bodies span school districts (elementary through high school districts across multiple states), county boards of education, state departments of corrections, Head Start programs, and municipal school systems. School districts dominate the activity, with repeat solicitors including Georgia school systems (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham), Texas districts (McAllen Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), and Florida districts (Hillsborough County). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly for institutional food procurement supporting correctional facilities.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with additional recent activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and South Carolina. Representative current opportunities include Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed bid for fresh produce (due May 27, 2026), Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts (due March 4, 2026, with estimated Area One spending of $4.4 million), Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for 40 fresh produce line items including onions (due June 16, 2026), and McAllen Independent School District's RFP for fresh produce across 31 campuses with multi-vendor awards (due March 6, 2026). Hillsborough County Public Schools issued an RFP for specialty fresh fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due March 11, 2026), while Northside Independent School District in the San Antonio area solicited fresh produce for all district campuses with weekly deliveries (due May 7, 2026). Evaluation criteria across these procurements typically weight cost between 30 and 50 percent, with remaining points allocated to product quality, delivery performance, traceability compliance, local/domestic sourcing preferences, and vendor experience. Contract terms generally run July through June aligned with school fiscal years, often with one to four renewal option periods.