UNSPSC 50425212: Dried red onions

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

UNSPSC 50425212 Dried red onions, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of dehydrated onion products for institutional food service, though recent solicitations show minimal direct purchasing of the commodity itself. The issuing bodies soliciting under related food-supply codes span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller, Illinois, Georgia), municipal governments (City of Edinburg, Texas), and public-sector food service cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). School nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer segment across these jurisdictions, procuring grocery items and produce as components of child nutrition services contracts. State corrections departments and larger institutional food service operations also appear regularly as purchasers of bulk food stocks.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with secondary activity in Illinois and Oregon. Representative opportunities include the City of Edinburg Child and Adult Care Food Program (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) requesting five supply categories including food products and beverages for 400 children daily; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) spanning 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments for six warehouse locations; the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items solicitation (IFB CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants; and the Douglas County School System food supply and distribution RFP (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) seeking main-line food service distribution for 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with approximately $9 million annual expenditure. No recent solicitations specifically name dried red onions as a line item or primary focus; the code shows limited standalone activity under state and local contracting.