UNSPSC 50415220: Organic white storage onions

The variety of organic onions known as organic white storage onions

UNSPSC 50415220 Organic white storage onions is a Commodity code naming a single produce line item, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code overwhelmingly procure fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, berries, citrus, potatoes, eggs, and dozens of other items—rather than onions specifically. School nutrition programs and state food service operations are the primary buyers, issuing RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs to supply elementary through high schools, central kitchens, and USDA child nutrition and fresh fruit and vegetable programs. The code shows active procurement across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, with school districts representing the dominant issuing body tier. A representative early 2026 solicitation is Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 in San Antonio, Texas (due May 7, 2026), requesting sealed bids for fresh produce delivery to all district campuses five days per week during school year and summer sessions, evaluated on price (35%), extent of goods meeting needs (25%), quality (15%), long-term cost (10%), other factors (10%), reputation (5%), and prior relationship; another is the State of Georgia's Invitation for Bid IFB #4 2027-2026 (due May 27, 2026) for fresh produce to support state operations with delivery to designated state locations.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Early County Board of Education (Georgia), 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 serving 30 districts through cooperative purchasing)—along with state departments and special-purpose nutrition cooperatives. Georgia school districts appear in the majority of recent opportunities. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, require HACCP certification and Buy American compliance, demand weekly or twice-weekly delivery during school hours with temperature control, and evaluate bids on lowest responsive and responsible pricing, product quality, vendor experience, and fill-rate reliability. The Douglas County cooperative RFP estimates approximately $4.4 million annual spending for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. All recent solicitations explicitly allow multiple awards on a line-item basis, permitting vendors to specialize in specific produce categories rather than supplying comprehensive catalogs, and none enforce set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or small businesses.