UNSPSC 50422200: Dried bunching onions

The type of vegetable known as bunching onions that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422200 Dried bunching onions is a Class code that describes dried legumes and allied commodity purchases for institutional food service and bulk meal preparation. State and local governments soliciting under this code are acquiring dried beans — pinto, red, black, and kidney varieties — in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, all triple-cleaned and meeting USDA grade standards for use in correctional facilities, child-care meal programs, school cafeterias, and state agency food service operations. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices acquiring for multiple agencies, city governments operating child-care meal programs, and statewide procurement divisions acting on behalf of criminal justice agencies. Correctional institutions and state food service operations are the primary repeat buyers under this code.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans in June 2026 with an IFB response due June 19, 2026, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with bids due October 9, 2026. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans triple-cleaned in August 2026 with bids due August 21, 2026 for institutional use by state agencies or educational institutions. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 in August 2026 for food and nonfood items supporting a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference applying under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for vendors within the city whose bids fall within 5% of the lowest bid price. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products across multiple categories including dried beans through the Statewide Procurement Division in May 2026 with an IFB response extended to May 4, 2026.