UNSPSC 50485203: Boiling onion purees

The variety of onions known as boiling onions which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485203 Boiling onion purees is a Commodity code that identifies a single prepared vegetable product, but recent state and local solicitations show this code capturing the full range of institutional food procurement—fresh produce, proteins, dairy, prepared entrees, and consumables—rather than onion purees specifically. State and local governments are buying comprehensive food service supplies through school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, health and human services institutions, and veterans homes, with vendors expected to stock hundreds of line items and deliver weekly or as-needed to distributed locations. Issuing bodies span school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Douglas County School System and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county institutions (Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the State Comptroller). School nutrition programs are the dominant repeat buyers, with at least eight separate solicitations from K-12 nutrition services across Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia in recent months.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with additional activity in Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million and a response deadline of July 13, 2026; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, due March 4, 2026; the Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across Virginia, due April 27, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' multiple canned-goods procurements including S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases), due June 19, 2026. Pricing structures are typically firm and fixed for the initial contract period with allowances for midterm adjustments tied to USDA commodity indices, Consumer Price Index, or documented manufacturer price increases. Buy American requirements, HACCP plan compliance, comprehensive liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million depending on the buyer), and E-Verify work authorization are standard across jurisdictions. Most school district contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options spanning one to four additional one-year terms. Award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or, in some cases, to multiple vendors on a line-item basis for best value and service reliability.