UNSPSC 50403211: Camelot corn

The variety of corn known as camelot corn

UNSPSC 50403211 Camelot corn is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce procurement for institutional food service — school districts, head start programs, corrections facilities, and senior services — where state and local governments are buying pre-processed or ready-to-eat vegetables and fruits, often with strict traceability, sourcing-distance, and organic-preference requirements tied to federal child nutrition and institutional feeding programs. The buying universe spans school nutrition programs (elementary through high school), child care facilities operating under CACFP and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) grants, state corrections departments, and municipal senior services divisions. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies requesting sealed bids or RFPs for fresh produce with weekly or multiple-weekly delivery schedules, farm-of-origin documentation, GAP or HACCP certification, temperature-controlled logistics, and compliance with Buy American provisions. Evaluation typically weights cost heavily (30–50 points) alongside product quality, delivery reliability, and vendor experience; geographic or local-sourcing preferences appear frequently, with Wisconsin and Georgia school districts explicitly requiring 400-mile sourcing radii and some Texas districts preferring 50-mile radii where cost and quality align.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, driven primarily by school nutrition renewals for the 2026–2027 school year. Representative solicitations include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses due May 7, 2026; McAllen Independent School District (Texas), RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce to 31 campuses due March 6, 2026, with multiple-award intent; Douglas County School System (Georgia), RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with $4.4 million estimated spend for Area One, due March 4, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), RFP 26039RFPDST for FFVP specialty produce to 18 elementary schools with a $600,000 annual budget due March 11, 2026; and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with weekly 5,900-serving volumes, bids due July 29, 2026. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple IFBs for bulk carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for canning at correctional facilities (IW253079, IW253099, IW253121) with June 23, 2026 deadlines. Bartow County School System and Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) are requesting local fresh produce with 400-mile and seasonal-variety requirements. Set-asides appear inconsistently; Wisconsin and some Texas districts cite diverse-owned business preferences, while most Georgia and Florida solicitations contain no explicit set-aside language. Pricing structures favor firm fixed-price contracts with cost-of-living escalation provisions tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index reporting after initial contract terms. Vendors typically must carry $500,000–$2,000,000 general liability insurance, demonstrate three to five years of institutional food service experience, maintain HACCP or GAP certification, and comply with federal debarment and E-Verify requirements.