UNSPSC 50435909: Dried organic red potato onions

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

UNSPSC 50435909 Dried organic red potato onions (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code. The four most recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans — for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state agencies, and child care programs, along with broader cafeteria food products and weekly food orders. The code's nominal scope (organic red potato onions) diverges sharply from the actual purchasing activity reflected in these opportunities, which centers on dried legumes for bulk institutional cooking and meal preparation. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Georgia, Oregon), state purchasing offices (Georgia, Illinois, Oregon), and municipal food service programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), alongside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procuring through the Statewide Procurement Division. The work is institutional food procurement — specifications emphasize USDA grading standards, triple-cleaned product, bulk quantities measured in bags or pounds, FOB destination delivery to central distribution centers or warehouse networks, and compliance with FDA, HACCP, and Good Manufacturing Practice standards.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with active solicitations from Georgia (kidney beans for correctional industries, posted October 2, 2026, due October 9; food supplies and kitchen products, posted May 15, due June 22), Oregon (dried black beans triple-cleaned, posted August 7, due August 21; dried pinto and red beans approximately 42,500 pounds, posted June 5, due June 19, 5% Oregon-preference and 5% in-state processing preference applied), Texas (CACFP meal program serving 400 children through the City of Edinburg, posted August 11, due August 4, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code; cafeteria food products for TDCJ across five geographic areas via IFB, posted May 4, originally due April 21 extended to May 4), and Illinois (quarterly weekly food order for July–September, posted June 18, due June 26). The code shows little relevant recent activity in its stated commodity scope; procurement professionals evaluating this code should note the material mismatch between the UNSPSC category name and the dried-bean institutional-supply solicitations currently tagged under it.