UNSPSC 50630201: Sliced, diced, peeled, or chopped onion

Organic sliced, diced, peeled, or chopped onions imported into the united states.

UNSPSC 50630201 Sliced, diced, peeled, or chopped onion is a Commodity code that sits within the broader produce and food service supply category. State and local governments buy pre-processed onions primarily through school districts and institutional food service operations, typically as components of broader fresh produce or prepared-foods contracts rather than as standalone line items. The code reflects the narrow cut and form specification—processed onion products ready for immediate incorporation into meal preparation—though recent solicitations show onions appearing in two contexts: as fresh whole onions included in comprehensive fresh-produce bids and as processed items within larger food service supply contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through secondary) and school nutrition programs, supplemented by higher-education and corrections-agency food service operations. School districts dominate the recent activity, with Georgia (Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, and Liberty County school systems), Texas (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen ISD, and Austin ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) showing the highest concentration of produce solicitations that would encompass onion products.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the market structure. Bryan County School Nutrition Program (Georgia) issued a sealed bid for fresh produce for school year 2026-2027 with a May 27, 2026 deadline, specifying approximately 790+ cases of onions among dozens of other produce items, with pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis and weekly delivery required. Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited sealed bids for fresh produce (IFB 27-02) with a April 14, 2026 deadline covering 60 produce line items across 16 school locations, emphasizing compliance with the Buy American Act and HACCP food safety programs. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (Texas) posted RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with a May 7, 2026 deadline to serve 127 district campuses with five-day-per-week delivery and pricing based on USDA Specialty Crops Terminal Markets Standard Reports. The Meriden Public Schools procurement (Connecticut) for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (RFP 02641) with a February 25, 2026 deadline specified fresh produce as part of a $3.1 million annual contract across 13 school sites. Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia school districts represent roughly one-third of recent opportunities) and Texas (four major ISD procurements), with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. Evaluation criteria across these bids emphasize lowest responsive-and-responsible bidder pricing, product quality and freshness standards, reliable weekly or twice-weekly delivery, compliance with Buy American provisions where applicable, HACCP certification and food safety documentation, and insurance requirements ranging from $500,000 to $2 million in general liability coverage. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in recent school nutrition produce solicitations, though some districts (Austin ISD, Hillsborough County) actively encourage small, local, and minority-owned vendor participation. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options for one to four additional one-year periods, and prices remain firm for initial periods (often 60–90 days) before consideration of cost adjustments based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data.