UNSPSC 50465210: Canned or jarred pearl onions

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

UNSPSC 50465210 Canned or jarred pearl onions is a Commodity code covering specialty preserved vegetable products that state and local governments procure as line items within broader food service contracts—not as standalone, high-volume categories. The code sees minimal standalone recent activity; instead, pearl onions appear as single line items embedded in large institutional food solicitations spanning hundreds of products for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services operations, and veterans' homes. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI and multiple Georgia districts, Burke County and Liberty County boards of education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools), state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state veterans' facilities (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy). These buyers source food through quarterly or annual RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs that typically require vendors to quote hundreds of line items at firm, fixed pricing with delivery to multiple locations. Buy American Act compliance, USDA grade standards, minimum shelf-life requirements (commonly 12 months), and sodium-content limits are standard across solicitations.

The recent opportunities block shows no standalone canned pearl onion bids, only references to broader food procurement. Representative recent activity includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) covering food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical annual value of $1.5 million, the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017145 (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (a comparable line item), and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for multiple food categories with Buy American Act requirements. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to bid pearl onions as one component of multi-hundred-item food packages rather than as discrete product lines, with evaluation typically based on total cost per serving, compliance with specifications, and price competitiveness against USDA pricing indices or historical purchase records. Access typically requires submission through state e-procurement portals (OregonBuys, Bonfire, or agency-specific systems) and may involve cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia.