UNSPSC 50465220: Canned or jarred white storage onions

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

UNSPSC 50465220 Canned or jarred white storage onions (Commodity) appears in state and local government food-service procurement, though the recent opportunities block does not surface a dedicated solicitation specifically for canned or jarred white onions. Instead, this code sits within the broader landscape of institutional food purchasing where state agencies, county nutrition programs, and school districts procure shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables as part of larger consumables contracts. State and local governments buy canned onions as a component of canteen supply, cafeteria operations, and food-service distribution for state supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs. The solicitations under related codes show that agencies acquire canned vegetables (including canned tomatoes and mixed canned goods) in volumes ranging from hundreds to thousands of cases annually, often as part of multi-line-item food-service contracts where canned onions would be one offering among dozens of proteins, produce, dairy, and dry goods. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas HHS, Georgia, Illinois), county boards of education and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), county departments of community services (Gwinnett County, Georgia), state correctional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state-supported living centers. These jurisdictions typically solicit under IFB and RFQ formats with response windows of one to three weeks.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (multiple HHS, TDCJ, and correctional solicitations), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Schools, and state procurement), and Oregon (Department of Corrections canned-tomato procurement), with Illinois activity also present. The Texas HHS Commission issued multiple food and consumables solicitations in 2026 for state supported living centers and state hospitals spanning hundreds of line items; the June 2026 El Paso procurement (IFB HHS0017449) referenced prior-period spend of $1.5 million and the May 2026 statewide supplemental food contract (IFB HHS0016792V2) carried a three-year potential value of $4.5 million across 210 line items including canned and fresh vegetables. The Oregon Department of Corrections procured 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026 at $13.75 per case under prior-period pricing. School nutrition programs in Georgia (Burke County and Ben Hill County) solicited comprehensive food bids encompassing nearly 400 line items each for the 2026–2027 school year with weekly delivery to multiple school sites. No recent solicitation in the source material names canned or jarred white storage onions as a standalone commodity; the code likely sees most activity as one line item within multi-category food-service contracts, particularly in institutional feeding operations where inventory turnover and shelf-stable storage argue for preserved vegetables alongside fresh, frozen, and prepared items.