UNSPSC 50425203: Dried boiling onions

The variety of onions known as boiling onions that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425203 Dried boiling onions, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct recent activity under its specific title; however, state and local procurement bodies are actively soliciting dried legume products for institutional food service, including dried beans of various types (kidney, pinto, red, and black) for correctional facilities, child and adult care programs, and state agencies. The work involves supplying bulk dried legumes to institutional kitchens for meal preparation, with specifications typically requiring USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning certifications, moisture-content compliance, and foreign-material removal. Issuing bodies are primarily state correctional departments, state purchasing offices, and municipal procurement entities serving food-service operations; the Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Georgia have posted multiple recent opportunities in this category.

Activity concentrates in Oregon and Georgia, with recent solicitations from the Oregon Department of Corrections (42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, bids due June 19, 2026), the State of Oregon (dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026), Georgia Correctional Industries (kidney beans in 880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026), and the City of Edinburg, Texas (food items including dried products for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily, due August 4, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's office, issued an Invitation for Bid in May 2026 for cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. Delivery requirements typically mandate FOB destination, palletization on standard wooden pallets where specified, and compliance with FDA and HACCP standards. State and local buyers apply evaluation preferences in some cases—Oregon applies a combined 10% preference for in-state fabrication and headquarters location—and impose strict compliance documentation requirements including product certifications, nutritional labels, and insurance certificates.