UNSPSC 50472211: Canned or jarred organic winter-over bunching onions

The variety of organic bunching onions known as organic winter-over bunching onions that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50472211 Canned or jarred organic winter-over bunching onions is a Commodity code representing preserved vegetable products that state and local agencies procure as part of institutional food service operations, though recent posted solicitations show minimal direct demand for this specific item and focus instead on broader canned and shelf-stable food categories. State and local government buying under this code flows primarily through institutional foodservice programs at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services divisions. The issuing bodies are a mix of state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county boards of commissioners, school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), and state departments managing institutional operations. When specific canned vegetables appear in recent solicitations, they are embedded in multi-line-item food procurement bundles rather than purchased as standalone products, with vendors expected to supply dozens or hundreds of line items across protein, dairy, produce, and specialty categories simultaneously.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables serving state-supported living centers—HHS0017872 (posted August 11, 2026; bids due August 25, 2026) and HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026; bids due October 23, 2026) for Lufkin facility operations, and HHS0016792V2 (posted May 19, 2026; bids due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years) for state hospitals and living centers statewide—each encompassing dozens of food line items but not specifically naming bunching onions. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned-tomatoes IFB (S2910000017145, posted June 5, 2026; bids due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases at $13.75 per case in the prior purchase, and Georgia school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools) issued comprehensive school-nutrition food bids in May and June 2026 covering hundreds of line items. No recent solicitation explicitly names canned or jarred organic bunching onions, indicating the code sees minimal direct purchasing activity or is subsumed within broader canned-vegetable or general food-service categories under which vendors quote available inventory rather than specialized organic onion products.