UNSPSC 50445210: Frozen pearl onions

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

UNSPSC 50445210 Frozen pearl onions is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities do not show active procurement for this specific product. The source contains twenty-three recent opportunities spanning frozen vegetables, fresh produce, groceries, and food service products across correctional facilities, school districts, and health and human services agencies—all tagged with the 50445210 code or its parent categories—yet none explicitly solicits frozen pearl onions. Instead, the block shows bids for frozen corn, frozen potato products (french fries and wedges), mixed frozen vegetables, assorted frozen vegetables, frozen carrots, and broad grocery or food supply contracts that may include onions as a line item within larger produce portfolios. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitation details suggests either loose categorization at the point of posting or that frozen pearl onions appear as one of many line items in aggregate food buys rather than as standalone procurements.

Activity under this code family clusters heavily among state correctional and health agencies, school districts, and municipalities in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple frozen vegetable solicitations (ITBs for frozen corn, potatoes, carrots, and assorted blends) between February and July 2026, each with firm per-pound pricing and FOB delivery to Salem. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas Comptroller procurements cover cafeteria food products and supplemental food across state hospitals and correctional facilities. School districts—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County Schools (Georgia), Early County Schools (Georgia), and Bulloch County Schools (Georgia)—solicit comprehensive grocery and produce contracts with bids due throughout April and May 2026 and contract periods running July 2026 through June 2027. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, Connecticut correctional and municipal systems also appear as repeat buyers. None of the posted opportunities names a specific dollar value or incumbent vendor for frozen pearl onions, and no recent procurement explicitly features this commodity as a primary or line-item focus, making near-term pursuit under this exact code difficult absent clarification on how it will be bundled or listed in future RFPs or ITBs.