UNSPSC 50435203: Dried organic boiling onions

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

UNSPSC 50435203 Dried organic boiling onions is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of dried pulses and specialty produce items for institutional food service, though recent opportunities show scant direct sourcing of this exact product category. Instead, the code appears to cover purchases of dried legumes and fresh produce as part of broader food supply contracts for school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. State and local governments buy dried beans and fresh produce under related codes with far greater frequency than dried onions specifically, bundling them into comprehensive food service solicitations that also include proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and delivery infrastructure. The issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Muscogee County in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), state purchasing offices (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and regional cooperative buying vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Repeat buyers include Georgia school districts soliciting produce and eggs annually through competitive RFP and IFB processes.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, with the largest recent opportunities in Georgia (multiple school district RFPs and ITBs for fresh produce and eggs) and Texas (TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB, City of Edinburg CACFP meal program RFP, and State of Illinois quarterly food order). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-processed and Oregon-headquartered vendors and historical pricing near $0.493 per pound; the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across proteins, grains, condiments, and vegetables, with responses due May 4, 2026; the Rockwood R-VI School District's child nutrition services grocery items solicitation due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items; and the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 due April 27, 2026, requiring weekly deliveries to 45 schools and distribution kitchens from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Dried onions as a standalone procurement line appear rarely; when present, they embed within larger dried-goods or fresh-produce lots evaluated on lowest-responsive-bid or cost-per-serving bases with firm fixed pricing and delivery-frequency requirements that typically span 9 to 12-month terms.