UNSPSC 50425216: Dried stuttgarter giant onions

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

UNSPSC 50425216 Dried stuttgarter giant onions is a Commodity code that in practice sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its specific scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a marked divergence between the code's nominal focus and actual buying patterns: the source contains no recent solicitations specifically requesting dried stuttgarter giant onions or dried onions generally. Instead, the opportunities show state and local governments soliciting food products for institutional meal programs — cafeteria supply, child nutrition services, school nutrition programs, and corrections facilities — where onions appear, if at all, as one line item among hundreds in broader fresh produce or grocery categories. The City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) solicits food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) procures approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and produce across five warehouse locations; and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (bid due April 29, 2026) requests over 900 grocery line items for school nutrition services. None of these opportunities appear to specify dried onions as a distinct or prioritized procurement category.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, where school districts, state corrections departments, and other institutional buyers regularly solicit fresh produce and general grocery supply. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two recent bids for dried beans (pinto and red, March 2026 and June 2026) — a closer structural parallel to dried produce procurement — but not for dried onions. The code shows little evidence of active market demand among state and local buyers at the commodity level. Vendors evaluating pursuit under this code should confirm with prospective customers whether dried stuttgarter giant onions are actually specified in their ingredient standards or whether they intend to solicit broader dried-vegetable or onion categories that would encompass the product.