UNSPSC 50465217: Canned or jarred sweet onions

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

UNSPSC 50465217 Canned or jarred sweet onions (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code is minimal. State and local governments purchase canned and jarred sweet onions primarily as ingredients for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services agencies—where the product appears as a component in prepared meals and bulk food orders rather than as a standalone line item. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and state veterans' homes across multiple states. Most recent opportunities consolidate sweet onions within broader food procurement RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs that group canned vegetables, proteins, grains, and condiments together; individual line-item solicitations for a single canned vegetable product are uncommon, and the code rarely appears as a standalone scope driver.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia based on recent food-service procurements, though sweet onions specifically are not prominently featured in posted opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026; due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other HHSC facilities statewide, covering NIGP food service line items where canned vegetables would fall within scope; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026; due April 27, 2026) for grocery supply to 45 schools across the district; and the Ben Hill County Schools School Nutrition Program IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026; due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive food products across multiple categories. Sweet onions in canned or jarred form occupy a minor product category within these large, multi-category institutional food buys, making pursuit of opportunities tagged to this code a matter of capability to respond as a line item within broader food distributor or specialty food vendor relationships rather than a category with independent procurement volume or frequency.