UNSPSC 50465212: Canned or jarred red onions

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

UNSPSC 50465212 Canned or jarred red onions is a Commodity code that captures state and local government procurement of pickled onions and similar shelf-stable canned vegetable condiments for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers procure canned red onions as part of broader food service supply contracts—alongside canned tomatoes, fresh produce, proteins, and dairy products—rather than as standalone line items, though the code's nominal scope is narrow. School nutrition programs, state healthcare facilities, and state corrections departments constitute the primary issuing bodies, with individual school districts, state health and human services commissions, and department of corrections purchasing divisions all active under related commodity codes in the past six months.

Activity is distributed across multiple states, with recent opportunities posted in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (response due July 13, 2026) serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other state facilities, the Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products (due June 15, 2026) across four school locations in Georgia, and the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for canned tomatoes (8 line items, due February 9, 2026), which demonstrates regular procurement of canned vegetables at scale. The source shows no standalone solicitations for canned red onions; instead, the code sits within larger food service contracts where pickled onion line items are priced alongside hundreds of other SKUs under cost-plus or firm-fixed unit-rate structures. Firm-fixed pricing, quarterly or annual contract terms, competitive low-bid award criteria, and Buy American compliance are standard across these opportunities.