UNSPSC 50465211: Canned or jarred red baron onions

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

UNSPSC 50465211 Canned or jarred red baron onions is a Commodity code for specialized canned vegetable products that state and local governments procure as component items within broader food service and nutrition contracts rather than as standalone line items. The code sees limited direct solicitation activity; instead, canned onions appear as individual line items embedded in large, multi-category food procurement RFPs issued by state agencies, school districts, and institutional food service operations. When canned onions do appear in state and local solicitations, they are typically specified as brand-specific products (often Red Baron brand) or approved equivalents within contracts that encompass hundreds of food line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, condiments, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs (public school districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia), state institutional facilities (state correctional systems and state-supported living centers in Texas and Oregon), state purchasing offices, and veterans homes. These buyers use cooperative purchasing vehicles and broader commodity classifications—such as NIGP Class 385 (food and related products) or USDA NSLP-aligned specifications—rather than narrowly targeting canned onions by UNSPSC code.

Recent opportunities show canned onions appearing as minor line items within comprehensive food service RFPs and IFBs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) solicits food and consumable products for state-supported living centers with pricing on Exhibit C submitted as firm, fixed unit rates, and the Ben Hill County Schools IFB (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) encompasses multiple food categories with monthly or fixed annual pricing. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) issued overlapping grocery procurements in March 2026 (both due April 29, 2026) with over 900 line items each requiring electronic NUTRIKIDS submissions. The Oregon Department of Corrections has solicited canned tomato products multiple times (February and June 2026) but the source contains no dedicated canned-onion RFPs. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC facilities statewide), Georgia (school districts including Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham), Oregon (ODOC), Missouri (Rockwood), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). This code shows little standalone market activity; vendors typically capture canned-onion volume through master grocery or supplemental food contracts where the commodity is one of many line items, not a focal procurement driver.