UNSPSC 50403205: Aspen corn

The variety of corn known as aspen corn

UNSPSC 50403205 Aspen corn is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within agricultural commodity procurement — in practice, state and local governments use this code (and allied produce codes) to tag food-service supply contracts for institutional facilities, school nutrition programs, and correctional and health-care systems. Recent solicitations under this code and closely related produce categories show that state and local buyers are procuring fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, and prepared food items for dining facilities, canteens, and food-service operations. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services agencies, state correctional departments, county and municipal school districts, and county parks departments. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Illinois Department of Mental Health are among the repeat buyers in the recent opportunity set, alongside independent school districts in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Texas and county agencies in Florida and Georgia.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables foods and supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (response due October 19, 2026), Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison with a 5 percent preference for diverse-owned vendors (due July 29, 2026). Scope varies from weekly or bi-weekly delivery of produce meeting USDA grade standards and freshness criteria, to packaged prepared foods and food-service disposables for state institutional kitchens. Most contracts run one to three years with optional renewals, delivery F.O.B. Destination or prepaid, and vendor compliance with E-Verify, debarment certification, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence depending on issuer), and health-code or HACCP standards. Set-asides and preferences are inconsistent across issuers — some Texas contracts carry HUB subcontracting plan requirements; Georgia and Wisconsin school districts apply local-sourcing and diverse-business preferences; and Illinois has flagged small-business carve-outs on certain lots.