UNSPSC 50403204: Argent corn

The variety of corn known as argent corn

UNSPSC 50403204 Argent corn (Commodity) shows active procurement activity centered on fresh produce supply to school nutrition programs and state institutional food service operations, though the code's nominal scope is narrower than the diverse fresh-produce buys actually posted under it. State and local buyers are sourcing fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, and other staples—for child nutrition reimbursable meal programs, senior services, and correctional facility canning operations. Issuing bodies include large independent school districts (Northside ISD San Antonio, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools), county school systems (Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, and others across Georgia), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), and specialized programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of San Antonio senior services). The mix heavily favors school nutrition procurement through RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs, with contract terms typically running one school year (July through June) and renewable for two to four additional one-year periods. Vendors face strict requirements: USDA compliance and Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, commercial general liability insurance typically in the $500,000–$2,000,000 range, weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple sites, and traceability documentation by farm of origin.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The State of Georgia has posted multiple statewide IFBs for fresh produce (IFB #4 2027-2026, PE55645 kitchen products) alongside county school system procurements from Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Henry County, and Bulloch County—most with June-to-July response windows. Texas TDCJ issued separate IFBs for carrots (IW253079, IW241979, IW241979-A: 1,200 tons), sweet potatoes (IW253121), and white potatoes (IW253099), all with June 2026 deadlines. School district examples include Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 (sealed bids due May 7, 2026, for fresh produce with five-day-per-week delivery), Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034 (due March 11, 2026, for produce and beverages), Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST (USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, due March 11, 2026, with an estimated $600,000 annual budget), and McAllen ISD RFP 2026-1029 (due March 6, 2026, for 20,000 students across 31 campuses). Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear in several: Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 Georgia districts (estimated $5.5 million combined), and Head Start of Greater Dallas sought primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers valued at $969,460.94 total. Geographic preference and local-sourcing requirements are common—Bartow County and Bulloch County mandate 400-mile and 200-mile local-farm sourcing, respectively; McAllen ISD prefers 50-mile-radius Texas produce; and Madison Metropolitan School District applies a $0.20-per-pound organic produce preference discount. This code remains active and worth pursuing for produce distributors, specialty crop suppliers, and regional agricultural distributors with institutional food-service experience and capacity to meet rapid delivery and HACCP compliance requirements.