UNSPSC 50425206: Dried creaming onions

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

UNSPSC 50425206 Dried creaming onions, a Commodity code, covers the supply of bulk dried onion products to state and local institutional food service operations — particularly corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and child care facilities that require shelf-stable vegetable ingredients for high-volume meal preparation. The solicitations under this code track procurement of specialty dried produce alongside broader food supply contracts. State and local governments buying under the code include state corrections departments, county and independent school districts, and municipal child care programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections and state departments of agriculture appear as repeat buyers of dried legumes and vegetables for institutional food service; school districts dominate by volume, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all soliciting grocery and produce supply contracts that encompass dried vegetable components. Evaluation criteria across these procurement actions emphasize total cost, vendor experience with institutional food service, compliance with USDA and HACCP standards, and ability to meet delivery schedules; pricing is typically firm and fixed for the contract term with delivery FOB destination.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Mountain West. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two recent ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (42,500 pounds, due June 19, 2026, with a five percent Oregon-fabricated and five percent Oregon-headquartered bidder preference) and dried pinto beans (127,500 pounds, due March 20, 2026); the City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited CACFP meal program supplies including food products for 400 children daily under RFP 2026-017 (due August 4, 2026) with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items for multiple TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas (response extended to May 4, 2026); and Georgia school districts (Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County) issued multiple RFPs and ITBs for fresh produce and eggs, with the Douglas County School System procuring fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (due March 4, 2026). The State of Illinois and State of Georgia posted general food supply solicitations without detailed specification documents available in the source material. School nutrition and corrections procurement dominates the volume and frequency of activity under this code.