UNSPSC 50425212: Dried red onions

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

UNSPSC 50425212 Dried red onions is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity recently posted under it. The most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code solicit dried beans—pinto, black, kidney, and mixed varieties—for institutional food service, particularly correctional facilities, child and adult care programs, and state agency meal operations. Dried beans dominate the recent solicitations far more than dried red onions; the code's nominal scope and the work being actively bought diverge materially. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia), state procurement offices (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state agencies purchasing for meal programs (Illinois), and municipal entities managing child and adult care food programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). The work is bulk procurement of commodity vegetables—specifically dried legumes—for high-volume meal preparation in controlled institutional settings where food must meet USDA grading standards, HACCP protocols, and agency-specific quality and packaging requirements.

Activity concentrates in the South and West. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two recent solicitations: one for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered suppliers and historical pricing of $0.493 per pound, and another for dried black beans (due August 21, 2026) specifying triple-cleaned USDA-graded product for institutional use. Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in 880-bag increments (due October 9, 2026), requiring all-inclusive pricing with delivery included. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including dried beans and other staples to multiple warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026 following an extension via addendum). The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food items including dried beans through an RFP for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026), with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Illinois solicited weekly food supply orders under FY-27 IVHQ for the July-September quarter (due June 26, 2026). All solicitations require compliance with food-safety standards, USDA grading, and specification sheets completed without compliance shortcuts or ditto marks; delivery specifications, palletization standards, shelf-life requirements, and transportation-inclusive pricing are standard terms across opportunities.