UNSPSC 50406009: Red potato onions

The variety of shallots known as red potato onions

UNSPSC 50406009 Red potato onions, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply and delivery of red potatoes and onions to state and local institutional food service operations — specifically correctional facilities, state supported living centers, mental health facilities, school districts, and senior service programs. Recent solicitations show demand for both fresh produce and processed potato products (frozen french fries, hashbrown patties) supplied on F.O.B. Destination terms with bi-weekly to weekly delivery frequencies, quality grading to USDA standards, and firm fixed pricing across one-year contract terms with optional renewal periods. Issuing bodies span state departments of criminal justice, health and human services commissions, county school nutrition programs, city senior services divisions, and institutional food service operations. The code sees the heaviest recent activity in Texas, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple produce solicitations (fresh fruit and vegetable supply to correctional food warehouses at Palestine, Wynne, and Snyder locations) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing recurring bids for consumables and food service supplies at state supported living centers in Lufkin and Mexia. Secondary activity appears in Georgia through school district procurement (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County boards of education soliciting fresh produce and onions for school nutrition programs) and Illinois through institutional food service at correctional and mental health facilities.

Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetables RFP for Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's consumables food IFB for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items including food service supplies), and Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed bid for fresh produce including onions and potatoes (due May 27, 2026, with 790+ cases of onions estimated annually). The Bartow County School System RFP (10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026) emphasizes local sourcing within 400 miles with seasonal variety and detailed farm-of-origin traceability. The Illinois Department of Corrections solicitation for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside) specifies yellow or white onions in 50-pound bags alongside other produce. All solicitations require vendors to carry commercial liability and workers' compensation insurance, comply with food safety regulations and USDA standards, meet firm pricing requirements for 30 to 240 days from response, and accommodate F.O.B. Destination delivery with freight prepaid and included in quoted prices.