UNSPSC 50403219: Double delight corn

The variety of corn known as double delight corn

UNSPSC 50403219 Double delight corn, a Commodity code, names a specific produce item but sits within a much broader landscape of state and local procurement for fresh fruits and vegetables — school districts, county boards of education, state departments, and child nutrition programs source produce weekly across dozens of line-item bids that bundle corn with carrots, apples, broccoli, and dozens of other items under collective institutional food service contracts. The recent activity shows little direct solicitation for double delight corn alone; instead, state and local buyers procure fresh produce through line-item bidding where corn varieties appear as one of 40 to 72 specified items per contract. School districts dominate the issuing bodies — Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District and Austin Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and numerous other districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut all solicit fresh produce, with quantities ranging from weekly servings under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to institutional lunch and breakfast service across elementary through high school campuses. Texas Department of Criminal Justice also procures produce in bulk for institutional canning and food service. School nutrition programs weight evaluation heavily on price (30–50 percent), product quality and availability (15–30 percent), vendor experience and delivery capability (15–25 percent), and compliance with USDA Buy American requirements and food safety standards including HACCP certification.

The geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas: Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Henry County), Texas (McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD, TDCJ), and Florida (Hillsborough County) account for the majority of recent activity, with additional procurement visible in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (July 29, 2026 response deadline) requiring produce sourced within 400 miles and offering a 5% diverse-owned business preference, with approximately 5,900 weekly servings for elementary students; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses (May 7, 2026 deadline) emphasizing USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance and Texas-grown produce through the Harvest of the Month program; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (March 4, 2026 deadline) covering 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending across two geographic areas. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with two to four one-year renewal options, and successful vendors must carry $500,000 to $2,000,000 in general liability insurance, comply with E-Verify and debarment certifications, and deliver weekly to multiple school sites. This code sees steady institutional demand but buyers source produce through broad line-item baskets rather than commodity-specific RFPs, making success dependent on competitive pricing, fill-rate performance, and ability to scale delivery across dozens of school locations.