UNSPSC 50482306: Redmate bunching onion purees

The variety of bunching onions known as redmate bunching onions which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482306 Redmate bunching onion purees is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect purchases of redmate bunching onion purees or even specialty onion products. Instead, the code shows activity in broad food-service procurement—prepared foods, frozen proteins, canned vegetables, dairy, condiments, and associated food-service supplies for institutional dining operations. State and local governments buying under this code include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice purchasing on behalf of state supported living centers and correctional facilities; county boards of commissioners; school nutrition programs; and the Oregon Department of Corrections. The work being solicited ranges from small targeted buys (Gwinnett County requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items via informal written quote) to large comprehensive food-service contracts (Texas HHSC soliciting 210 line items including fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated foods with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Food-service supply items—hairnets, straws, foil, containers, napkins, serving trays—regularly appear alongside food products. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement suggests that state and local procurement offices are using this Commodity code as a general placeholder for institutional food-service buys rather than for the specific product line the code names.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas HHSC has posted multiple solicitations since May 2026 for state supported living center and state hospital food supply; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a separate IFB in May 2026 for cafeteria food products across five regional warehouse locations. Georgia activity includes Gwinnett County's informal written quote (posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable products; Ben Hill County Schools' sealed-bid food procurement (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) covering fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy, and condiments across four school locations; and Burke County Public Schools' comprehensive school nutrition food bid (posted May 11, 2026, due June 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.) spanning nearly 400 line items across five schools for the 2026–2027 school year. Oregon posted solicitations for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026 with a 5 percent Oregon-fabricated/resident-bidder preference) and a potato variety procurement (posted July 17, 2026, due July 27, 2026, with insufficient detail in the source). The Illinois State Comptroller issued a quarterly food-order solicitation for July–September 2026 (posted June 18, 2026, due June 26, 2026). Most recent activity falls in May and June 2026, with the Texas HHSC and Georgia school districts driving consistent flow into the fall months of 2026.