UNSPSC 50442203: Frozen ishikura bunching onions

The variety of bunching onions known as ishikura bunching onions that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442203 Frozen ishikura bunching onions is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code's nominal scope names a specific frozen vegetable product (ishikura bunching onions), yet the recent opportunities tagged with this code are broad food-service procurements spanning hundreds of line items—cafeteria staples, institutional grocery buys, and comprehensive food-supply contracts for correctional facilities, schools, state hospitals, and senior services. The mismatch suggests either tagging error or that the code is being used as a catch-all for frozen-vegetable or general-food categories rather than as a true commodity specification. None of the recent solicitations name frozen bunching onions as a line item or component of their scope.

The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Texas HHS, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois, New Jersey, Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), city school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Early County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), and correctional facilities (Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Texas TDCJ). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, with additional activity in Connecticut, New Jersey, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's October 2026 IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, soups, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026; Montgomery County Pennsylvania's Invitation for Bid 726 for groceries, meats, cereals, and paper products to the correctional facility, due September 30, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables (broccoli, assorted blends, corn, green beans) due August 20, 2026; and Texas HHS's IFB HHS0017338 for 106 line items of frozen food products (baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, vegetables) for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, due August 18, 2026 with an estimated annual volume of $9 million. The code shows active procurement but little relevance to its stated commodity name.