UNSPSC 50475219: Canned or jarred organic red storage onions

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

UNSPSC 50475219 Canned or jarred organic red storage onions is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetable products procured by state and local food-service operations, institutional kitchens, and school nutrition programs. State and local governments purchase these items as part of broader consumables and food-supply contracts serving state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and senior services programs. Scope varies from small targeted procurements of specific vegetable line items to large consolidated food-service contracts where canned or jarred organic onions appear as one of dozens or hundreds of line items alongside proteins, dairy, fresh produce, and paper supplies. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, and state support facilities. The work is entirely consumables procurement — vendors supply products meeting USDA or FDA grade standards, deliver within specified timeframes (typically 7 to 72 hours of order), and compete on unit pricing, brand equivalency options, and compliance with delivery and labeling requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Oregon and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for state supported living center food supplies in October and August 2026 (HHS0018082 and HHS0017872, responses due October 23 and August 25 respectively), with annual estimated usage of 1 to 24 cases per item across 20–22 line items including prepared foods and food-service consumables; a larger statewide supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792V2) encompasses 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables under IWQ 140229 with quotes due October 19, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia both issued comprehensive school nutrition food bids with response dates in May and June 2026, covering hundreds of line items with weekly delivery to multiple school sites. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a large canned-tomato procurement (S2910000017145) for approximately 7,616 cases due June 19, 2026, with a prior-year unit price of $13.75 per case and Oregon-resident bidder preference applied. State of Illinois solicited quarterly food orders (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) with brand-specific or equivalent options. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a 382-line-item cafeteria food procurement (304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) across five geographic warehouse areas. Award is typically made on a lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder basis by line item or consolidated, with vendors required to provide three references, maintain minimum commercial general liability insurance, and comply with E-Verify, debarment certification, and buy-local or preference programs where applicable.