UNSPSC 50425217: Dried sweet onions

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

UNSPSC 50425217 Dried sweet onions (Commodity) represents a narrow food supply line that state and local governments rarely procure as a standalone item—recent solicitations show the code sees minimal direct activity. Of the twelve recent opportunities in the source, only one procurement explicitly names dried onions or the specific commodity scope: the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 bid for dried pinto and red beans at 127,500 pounds, which shares the same dried-legume supply chain and delivery framework but does not name onions. The remaining solicitations target broad grocery categories (fresh produce, cafeteria food products, child nutrition supplies, school nutrition programs) where dried onions may appear as a line item within larger multipurpose RFPs or IFBs, but the code does not isolate them as a tracked procurement focus. The issuing bodies across these opportunities span state correctional systems, state purchasing offices procuring for multiple agencies, and school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Muscogee County School District, and City of Edinburg's CACFP program), reflecting the typical end-users of institutional food supply. No repeat buyers are documented under this specific code in the recent record.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southeast: Texas (City of Edinburg CACFP, Texas Comptroller/TDCJ cafeteria food products), Georgia (State of Georgia food supplies, Douglas County School System, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections dried beans), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Illinois (State of Illinois IVHQ quarterly food order), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). The source shows no recent solicitations explicitly requesting dried sweet onions as a primary commodity line, making the code effectively inactive in current state and local procurement activity. Vendors pursuing work under this code should monitor broad school nutrition and institutional food supply RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs where dried onions may be embedded as a minor line item within larger grocery contracts, rather than expect standalone solicitations.