UNSPSC 50221119: Cusco starchy corn

One of the varieties of corn with the greatest productive distribution, they are differentiated by their yield and quality, cultivated in the high Andean areas of the sierras, with tolerance to the scarcity of rain and adaptation to this climate, which has its origin in Cusco Peru.

UNSPSC 50221119 Cusco starchy corn is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to classify fresh produce procurement, though recent activity under this specific code shows minimal direct solicitation volume; instead, state and local purchasing offices are buying the broader category of fresh fruits, vegetables, and produce through dozens of concurrent solicitations across food service, school nutrition, and institutional feeding programs. The work being solicited spans fresh-produce supply and delivery to state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, senior centers, and mental health centers, with vendors required to meet USDA quality standards, maintain cold-chain logistics, provide traceability documentation, and often source from local or regional farms within specified distances. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, school districts in Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin, Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, the City of San Antonio, and other county school nutrition programs; TDCJ and HHSC appear as repeat buyers conducting multiple overlapping solicitations for produce across different institutional locations and warehouse distribution points.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods including prepared vegetables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026); TDCJ's multiple concurrent RFP solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to regional food warehouses at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne (responses due October 14–19, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with small-business set-aside (quotes due September 3, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin (bids due July 29, 2026); and Bartow County and Dougherty County school districts in Georgia seeking fresh produce bids with weighted evaluation on cost, seasonal variety, delivery performance, and product quality. Pricing structures are typically F.O.B. Destination with vendors bearing all transportation and handling costs, contract terms run one to three years with optional renewal periods, and evaluation emphasizes specification compliance, local sourcing where applicable, and vendor performance history through state tracking systems.