UNSPSC 50415211: Organic red baron onions

The variety of organic onions known as organic red baron onions

UNSPSC 50415211 Organic red baron onions is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code procure fresh produce — primarily onions and other vegetables — for school nutrition programs, institutional foodservice, and child nutrition initiatives. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating procurement activity, with purchases spanning cafeteria supply chains for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, specialized federal initiatives such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and farm-to-school initiatives emphasizing local sourcing within defined geographic radii. Districts require HACCP certification, GAP audits, Buy American compliance, temperature-controlled delivery logistics, product traceability, and food safety documentation. Pricing structures vary widely — some districts use USDA Agricultural Marketing Service terminal market indices with vendor markups, others use cost-plus fixed fees per case, and others solicit firm fixed pricing for contract periods. Evaluation criteria typically weight price competitiveness (35–50 percent), product quality and freshness (15–30 percent), vendor experience and qualifications (10–20 percent), and long-term cost alignment (5–10 percent).

The mix of recent issuers spans school districts of varying sizes, county boards of education, and specialized programs. Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all posted produce solicitations between February and May 2026, indicating sustained and geographically dispersed demand. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's line-item bid for produce and non-food items with response due June 8, 2026 (RFP for fiscal 2026–2027); Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with response due May 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM CT; Hillsborough County Public Schools' cost-plus fixed-fee FFVP procurement with response due March 11, 2026; Bulloch County School District's farm-to-school produce IFP emphasizing local 200-mile sourcing with response due May 4, 2026; and Douglas County School System's cooperative purchasing RFP serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), response due March 4, 2026. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options ranging from one to four additional one-year terms. Most solicitations are open to all qualified vendors with no set-aside restrictions identified.