UNSPSC 50425217: Dried sweet onions

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

UNSPSC 50425217 Dried sweet onions is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with its nominal scope. The sourced opportunities describe procurement of kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and broad cafeteria food products — institutional bulk food supply, not dried sweet onions specifically. State and local governments do procure dried beans and institutional food staples through formal solicitations, typically via RFQ, RFP, and IFB notices issued by state correctional departments, state education agencies, city nutrition programs, and state purchasing divisions. Issuing bodies include Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via the Comptroller's office), the City of Edinburg (Texas), and the State of Illinois. Specifications across these solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, food safety certification, triple-cleaned or graded bean standards, palletized delivery, bulk institutional packaging, and delivery to central distribution facilities or multiple warehouse locations.

Activity clusters in Oregon, Texas, and Georgia, with Illinois and additional jurisdictions represented. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections solicitation (S2910000017140) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 or better grade, FOB destination to Salem within 45 days, bids due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB (304T26300CF) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution points, with the response deadline extended to May 4, 2026; and Georgia Correctional Industries RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) for kidney beans delivered in 880-bag increments, bids due October 9, 2026. The code shows little relevant recent activity under its stated scope name; procurement professionals evaluating this code should examine whether their product line or service better maps to broader commodity food codes or institutional bulk-supply families.