UNSPSC 50415909: Organic red potato onions

The variety of organic shallots known as organic red potato onions

UNSPSC 50415909 Organic red potato onions is a Commodity code that describes fresh onions procured for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs and state cafeteria operations. State and local governments are buying fresh produce (and eggs) in bulk for child nutrition, school breakfast and lunch programs, and Farm to School initiatives, with onions and potatoes appearing regularly among the 60+ line items in produce procurement solicitations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with some state purchasing offices and regional cooperative buying groups. School districts of varying sizes—from Glynn County's 16 schools to Austin ISD's 31 campuses to Savannah-Chatham's 60 school sites—are the dominant buyers, often procuring through annual contracts with line-item bidding and multiple-vendor awards. Early County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), and Bulloch County School District (Georgia) appear as recent repeat solicitors in the source.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFP, due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items with domestic sourcing preferences and low-sodium emphasis; Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program solicitation (RFP, due March 11, 2026) seeking pre-cut produce cases for two-day-per-week elementary school distribution under USDA grant funding; Northside Independent School District's fresh produce RFP (due May 7, 2026) serving 83 elementary through specialty schools with five-day-per-week delivery and Texas-grown prioritization; Douglas County School System's cooperative buying RFP through GEC for 30 school districts across Georgia (due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million; and Muscogee County School District's produce ITB (due April 27, 2026) priced against USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index. Contracts run July through June and typically include renewal options for one to four additional years. Vendors must carry $1 to $2 million general liability insurance, maintain HACCP certification, comply with Buy American provisions, and demonstrate food safety documentation and traceability systems; many solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing, whole grains, low sodium, and products without artificial additives.