UNSPSC 50422205: Dried red beard bunching onions

The variety of bunching onions known as red beard bunching onions that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422205 Dried red beard bunching onions, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The code name refers to a specific dried vegetable product, yet recent opportunities tagged under this code predominantly solicit broad food supply contracts for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care meal services rather than procurement of dried onions specifically. The City of Edinburg, Texas Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026, requests food and nonfood items including vegetables and other staples for approximately 400 children daily; the Oregon Department of Corrections' dried bean solicitations (ITB S-29100-00016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans in March 2026 and ITB S-29100-00017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans in June 2026) represent institutional food procurement but address dried beans rather than dried onions. State and local buyers across the recent opportunities span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), correctional facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and child care services (City of Edinburg, Texas).

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (multiple school district produce and food supply solicitations through February to June 2026), Texas (CACFP meal program, TDCJ cafeteria food products), Oregon (dried bean procurements), Missouri (school nutrition groceries), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Recent opportunities frame food procurement as broad categories—fresh produce, dried staples, proteins, dairy, and prepared items—rather than isolated dried onion purchases. The code appears misaligned with actual buying patterns; state and local procurement offices are acquiring complete food supply portfolios through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notices rather than sourcing discrete dried vegetable commodities. No solicitation explicitly names dried red beard bunching onions as a line item or primary category. Vendors pursuing this code should verify whether opportunities genuinely require this product or whether the code assignment reflects administrative miscategorization in the source system.