UNSPSC 50485220: White storage onion purees

The variety of onions known as white storage onions which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485220 White storage onion purees (Commodity) does not reflect the actual work being solicited under this code by state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are school nutrition programs, state institutional food service, and corrections facility catering — all requesting broad shelf-stable and fresh food categories (canned tomatoes, proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy, condiments, and prepared items) rather than puree products specifically. The code shows a systematic mismatch between its nominal scope and what procurement offices are actually buying, suggesting either tagging error or that white onion purees represent a negligible line item within much larger food service aggregations. Across the opportunities posted in the source, issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), county boards of commissioners (Gwinnett County, Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County, Burke County, and independent districts in Georgia and Texas), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Illinois state procurement office. These are institutional food service buyers — not vendors seeking specific ingredient products — competing for supply contracts that bundle dozens or hundreds of food line items under single awards.

Activity is concentrated in Texas (with HHSC and TDCJ posting multiple solicitations in May–October 2026), Georgia (school districts and Gwinnett County in May–June), and Oregon (Department of Corrections in June). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC Supplemental Food & Consumables IFB (HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years), Gwinnett County's IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for multiple food categories across four locations (bids due June 15, 2026, with Buy American requirements), the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, with previous pricing at $13.75 per case), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for approximately 382 cafeteria food line items (304T26300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). All opportunities require F.O.B. Destination delivery, firm fixed pricing, delivery within 7–30 days of order, and compliance with USDA standards and Buy American or state preference provisions where applicable.