UNSPSC 50465206: Canned or jarred creaming onions

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

UNSPSC 50465206 Canned or jarred creaming onions is a Commodity code that captures single-product food ingredients state and local procurement offices buy as components of larger food-service operations, primarily for institutional meal programs. Recent solicitations show that this code is solicited alongside broader food and consumable procurements at school districts, state health and human services agencies, and correctional facilities—not as standalone line items but embedded in multi-category food bids covering dozens or hundreds of line items. The scope of work spans weekly or annual food supply contracts where canned or jarred vegetables appear as one specification among proteins, dairy, fresh produce, grains, condiments, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts and state agencies operating food service for institutionalized populations, with school nutrition programs representing the largest concentration of recent activity.

Recent opportunities show heavy activity across Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri. The Georgia school districts dominate the dataset—including Ben Hill County Schools (June 2026 IFB), Muscogee County Schools (April 2026 ITB), Liberty County Schools (April 2026 IFB), Savannah-Chatham Schools (April 2026 bid), and Douglas County Schools (February 2026 RFP)—all soliciting comprehensive food packages with canned vegetables as line items. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers with historical contract values around $1.5 million to $4.5 million (February 2026 and May 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued solicitations for canned tomatoes (June 2026 and January 2026 ITBs) and tomato paste (February 2026 ITB). Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy issued RFQs for weekly food orders (June 2026 and February 2026). Missouri's Rockwood School District pursued grocery bids in March 2026 for the 2026–27 school year. These procurements use IFB, RFP, RFQ, and ITB notice types with firm fixed pricing, delivery specifications tied to USDA compliance and food safety standards, and contract terms typically running one year with renewal options. School districts require Buy American compliance and whole-grain or low-sodium specifications; state health and human services agencies emphasize supply to multiple qualified ordering entities statewide and price adjustments tied to commodity indices.