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, but the code shows little recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. Among the opportunities tagged to this code in recent months, only two solicitations—the Oregon Department of Corrections bids for dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) and dried pinto beans alone (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026)—involve dried legumes with specifications and delivery patterns consistent with institutional food procurement. The remaining eight opportunities span school district grocery contracts, fresh produce solicitations, child nutrition meal programs, and statewide food-supply buys that are either broader in scope (encompassing hundreds of line items across multiple food categories) or focused on fresh rather than dried products, indicating potential classification misalignment rather than true demand under this code.

The issuing bodies in the recent sample include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois, Georgia), county and city governments (Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System, City of Edinburg Texas), and regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). The two dried-bean solicitations from ODOC—requesting approximately 127,500 pounds in March 2026 (reference price $0.43 per pound from incumbent Farmer Bean) and 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans in June 2026 (previous price $0.493 per pound)—represent the only true market signals under this code in the available dataset. Both solicitations applied Oregon-preference credits (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) and required FOB Destination delivery to ODOC's Salem distribution center with triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 or better grade beans, minimum one-year shelf life, and palletized delivery on 2,500-pound-maximum standard four-way pallets. If pursuing this code, focus on institutional food service contracts in Oregon and other corrections or large-scale food-service jurisdictions; the broader grocery and produce opportunities appearing in this dataset do not constitute reliable activity under dried bunching onions specifically.