UNSPSC 50465203: Canned or jarred boiling onions

The variety of onions known as boiling onions that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465203 Canned or jarred boiling onions is a Commodity code that encompasses individual preserved onion products state and local governments purchase for food service operations—primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. The recent opportunities show boiling onions appearing within broader food procurement categories rather than as standalone line items; state and local buyers solicit canned onions as components of comprehensive grocery bids that include proteins, produce, dairy, condiments, and prepared foods serving institutional cafeterias and food distribution networks.

The issuing bodies purchasing under this code span school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI and Douglas County in Missouri and Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County and Liberty County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home), and state supported living centers. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC procurements for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia (multiple school districts), Oregon (ODOC), Missouri (Rockwood Schools), and Illinois (Veterans Home). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a response date of July 13, 2026, covering canned goods among 210+ line items across NIGP food service categories; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (similar preserved-vegetable category) with responses due April 6, 2026 for approximately 7,616 cases; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive food procurement including canned fruits and vegetables with a response date of June 15, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 bid (IFB 2000004323) for 45+ schools and seven distribution kitchens with responses due April 27, 2026, requiring firm pricing across hundreds of line items including canned goods. Canned onions remain a minor component within these large aggregated food bids rather than a primary procurement focus.