UNSPSC 50403222: Early xtra sweet corn

The variety of corn known as early xtra sweet corn

UNSPSC 50403222 Early xtra sweet corn is a Commodity code that captures state and local government procurement of fresh produce for school nutrition programs, senior services, child care, and institutional food service operations. The actual buying under this code spans fresh produce delivery to school districts, Head Start and CACFP child nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and municipal senior service centers, with contracts requiring USDA compliance, food-safety certification, temperature-controlled delivery, and traceability documentation. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school nutrition programs across multiple states, supplemented by state departments of corrections, county boards of education, and municipal human services agencies. School districts dominate the activity, with individual districts in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri posting repeated solicitations for annual fresh produce supply contracts; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia state procurement offices also issue regular produce bids for institutional feeding. Recent activity shows no state or local buyers purchasing early xtra sweet corn specifically—the code's commodity name does not align with what is actually being solicited. Instead, procurement officers are bidding comprehensive fresh produce, with mixed quantities of apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, and seasonal items; sweet potatoes appear in TDCJ bids (IW253121, separate from early corn), and carrots surface as dedicated line items (IW253079, IW241979-A). The mismatch suggests the code may not see active commodity-level activity or that early xtra sweet corn is bundled into broader produce family-level contracts rather than procured as a standalone item.

Geographically, the highest concentration of recent activity appears in Georgia (school districts in Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Bulloch, Glynn, Muscogee, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, Henry, and Douglas counties), Texas (state procurement office, TDCJ, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD, and Hillsborough County in Florida), and broader Midwest and Northeast participation (Meriden Connecticut, Rockwood Missouri, Madison Wisconsin). The most recent opportunities target institutional buyers with large enrollment bases: Northside Independent School District (RFP 2026-048, sealed bids due May 7, 2026), McAllen ISD (RFP 2026-1029, proposals due March 6, 2026), Austin ISD (RFP 26RFP034, proposals due March 11, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (RFP 26039RFPDST, proposals due March 11, 2026), and a multi-district Georgia cooperative through Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004, proposals due March 4, 2026 with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend across two geographic regions). TDCJ has issued multiple IFBs for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes separately (IW253099, IW253121, IW253079), all due June 23, 2026 or earlier. Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) and Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) are pursuing specialized fresh produce for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and CACFP compliance. Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50 percent, product quality and availability at 15–30 percent, and vendor experience and compliance at 10–20 percent; geographic preference and local-sourcing mandates appear in school district RFPs in Wisconsin and Georgia where sourcing within 200–400 miles is required. No specific indication surfaces that early xtra sweet corn is being actively pursued as a distinct line item under this code at this time.