UNSPSC 50452206: Frozen organic redmate bunching onions

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

UNSPSC 50452206 Frozen organic redmate bunching onions is a Commodity code, but recent state and local activity under this code shows little relevance to the specific product — the source records nine fresh and frozen food procurement opportunities across school districts and state agencies that span broad food service categories (produce, dairy, proteins, grocery items, and supplies) rather than frozen organic onions in particular. The posted opportunities reflect core school nutrition and institutional food service buying: state departments, school districts, and purchasing cooperatives are soliciting multivendor food supply contracts to support child nutrition programs and institutional meal service operations. The Georgia State Department of Education, Douglas County School System (acting through the GEC Buying Cooperative), Early County Board of Education, and the City Schools of Decatur dominate recent activity in this tier, joined by Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Dallas Independent School District in Texas. These jurisdictions are repeat buyers issuing RFPs and IFBs annually for multi-item food contracts covering fiscal-year periods (typically July 2026 through June 2027) with renewal options.

The geographic spread tracks to Georgia, Texas, and Missouri, with Georgia showing the heaviest concentration across multiple school systems and state procurement offices. Representative solicitations include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts via the GEC Buying Cooperative (responses due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two); the Early County Board of Education's IFB for line-by-line food and non-food bids for the 2026-2027 school year (due June 8, 2026, encompassing 300+ food items plus non-food supplies); and Dallas ISD's RFP for various food products not available through main commercial bids (due April 2, 2026, contract running May 29, 2026 through May 28, 2027 with two one-year renewal options). Frozen organic onions are not named in any posted opportunity, and the code assignment appears misaligned with the actual procurement scope. Activity is concentrated in school nutrition programs emphasizing Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, domestic sourcing preferences, and compliance with USDA meal standards and whole-grain or low-sodium formulations.