UNSPSC 50425909: Dried red potato onions

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

UNSPSC 50425909 Dried red potato onions is a Commodity code that describes bulk dried onion products used in institutional food service operations. State and local governments procure dried onions primarily as ingredient inputs for cafeteria meal preparation, correctional facility food service, and child nutrition programs rather than as consumer retail goods. Recent solicitations show that these products are bundled into larger food-supply contracts alongside proteins, vegetables, grains, and staple items, where they function as cost-effective, shelf-stable components of institutional menus. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, school districts ranging from small rural systems to large suburban systems like Fairfax County Public Schools, state and county school nutrition programs, child care food program operators, and correctional facilities. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat institutional buyers, alongside multiple Georgia and Texas school districts.

Activity under this code concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri, reflecting the geographic distribution of large institutional food-service operations. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026), the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 elementary, middle, and high schools (due April 27, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services solicitation for over 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026). Delivery requirements are stringent—most contracts specify weekly or daily delivery windows, FOB destination terms, minimum shelf life guarantees (typically nine months to one year), compliance with USDA or FDA grade standards, and firm fixed pricing. Institutional buyers evaluate on lowest responsive bid with secondary weight on vendor experience, compliance, and service capability; no major set-asides for disadvantaged vendors appear in the recent opportunities.