UNSPSC 50452209: Frozen organic white lisbon bunching onions

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

UNSPSC 50452209 Frozen organic white lisbon bunching onions is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product line, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show a much broader pattern of food procurement across institutional food service — school lunch programs, county senior services, and state kitchen operations. The code in practice appears to capture line-item bids within larger food supply contracts rather than standalone frozen onion purchases. State and local procurement offices soliciting under this code are primarily school districts, county social services departments, and state nutrition agencies buying shelf-stable and frozen foods as part of institutional meal programs. The work involves responding to line-by-line food bids, meeting USDA nutrition standards (particularly for school lunch and breakfast programs), managing delivery windows and temperature controls for perishables, and complying with Buy American sourcing preferences and domestic product prioritization where specified.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, with recent opportunities from Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (October 2026), the State of Georgia (May 2026), and Early County Board of Education (May 2026). The Gwinnett County solicitation (IWQ 140229, informal written quotes due October 19, 2026) sought approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services with F.O.B. destination delivery and 72-hour turnaround targets. Early County Board of Education (FY27 Food Bid, bids due June 8, 2026) requested 300-plus food items plus 60 non-food supplies for school meal programs, emphasizing whole-grain compliance, low-sodium formulations, and firm pricing with escalation caps tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service indices. Contracts in this space typically run annual terms (July through June in school settings), include piggybacking provisions, and require food safety documentation (HACCP plans, recall procedures) and liability insurance ($500,000 minimum). Response dates are compressed — typically two to four weeks — and awards are made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a per-unit or per-ounce basis.