UNSPSC 50425219: Dried red storage onions

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

UNSPSC 50425219 Dried red storage onions is a Commodity code that covers bulk dried beans and legumes procured for institutional meal service, food storage, and correctional and educational facility dining operations. State and local governments buy this category to supply cafeterias, correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, and other institutional food-service operations with shelf-stable protein and carbohydrate staples. Recent solicitations show procurement of kidney beans, black beans, and pinto beans in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, typically triple-cleaned and meeting USDA grading standards for institutional bulk cooking. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state procurement divisions acting on behalf of institutional agencies, and municipal governments supporting child-care food programs.

Activity appears across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with the most recent concentration in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted bids for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017705, due June 19, 2026), with a combined 10% Oregon-made and Oregon-headquartered preference; the State of Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026); and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, solicited cafeteria food products including dried beans across five geographic warehouse locations (304T26300CF, with final deadline May 4, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, incorporated dried beans as part of a broader CACFP meal-program food and supplies procurement (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026). Incumbent suppliers include Intersect USA, which held the prior contract with ODOC at $0.493 per pound. Delivery and packaging requirements vary—some procurements require FOB destination palletized loads with weight limits and shelf-life certifications, while others accept incremental bag deliveries. Most solicitations require all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight or surcharge line items permitted.