UNSPSC 50442200: Frozen bunching onions

The type of vegetable known as bunching onions that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442200 Frozen bunching onions, a Class code, captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable and frozen food products for institutional feeding—chiefly schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and senior services. The code's nominal scope (frozen bunching onions) diverges from actual recent solicitation activity, which centers on broad-basket food service procurement spanning proteins, dairy, frozen vegetables, grains, condiments, and paper products rather than a single onion commodity. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county boards of education, county correctional authorities, state departments of corrections and health and human services, city school districts, and senior services departments. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers, with multiple quarterly and annual food service contracts posted within the past four months.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicitations for frozen food products (IFB HHS0017338, bids due August 18, 2026, estimated annual volume $9 million with maximum potential value $19 million over the full contract period) and canteen and food service groceries for state supported living centers (IFBs HHS0017798 and HHS0017799, bids due August 25, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen assorted vegetables totaling 360,000 pounds with Oregon fabrication and residency preferences of up to 10 percent combined (bids due August 20, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, canned proteins, and vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026, delivery by December 7, 2026); and Burke County Public Schools sealed bid for nearly 400 line items of school nutrition food across five schools (bids due June 5, 2026, opening June 8, 2026). Contracts typically run one year with renewal options; pricing is firm and fixed initially, with escalation or de-escalation permitted thereafter on six-month or quarterly bases supported by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index verification. Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and insurance requirements of $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence are standard across school and state facility procurements.