UNSPSC 50465218: Canned or jarred torpedo or red italian onions

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

UNSPSC 50465218 Canned or jarred torpedo or red Italian onions, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable canned onion products that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service and institutional foodstock operations. Recent solicitations show this code embedded within much larger consumables and food-supply contracts rather than as a standalone line item—the commodity typically appears as one offering among dozens of canned vegetables, proteins, and prepared foods serving state hospitals, supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. Issuing bodies span multiple jurisdictional types: state health and human services commissions (Texas HHS, Illinois state agencies), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), county departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and regional detention and support facilities. Texas appears as the dominant repeat buyer, with multiple Invitation for Bids from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued at least three broad food-procurement IFBs between May and October 2026 (solicitations HHS0016792V2, HHS0017449, HHS0017872, and HHS0018082) for consumable foods serving statewide facilities, with response dates spanning May through October 2026 and historical contract values reaching $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multi-year terms. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes on June 5, 2026 (due June 19, 2026), indicating that canned vegetables are separately solicited in quantity at the state level. Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools (IFB due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.) and Gwinnett County (IWQ due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.) solicited food items encompassing canned vegetables and shelf-stable products as components of larger nutrition and consumables procurements. Delivery terms are consistently F.O.B. Destination with prepaid freight, 72-hour to 7-day delivery windows, and unit pricing evaluation favoring lowest responsive and responsible bids on a per-ounce or per-case basis.