UNSPSC 50403242: Nk-199 corn

The variety of corn known as nk-199 corn

UNSPSC 50403242 NK-199 Corn is a Commodity code that covers fresh and processed corn products procured by state and local food service operations, correctional facilities, school districts, and health and human services agencies. The code captures institutional food service procurement across government cafeterias, kitchens serving incarcerated populations, student meal programs, and senior and mental health facility dining operations. State and local buyers under this code source fresh produce, canned goods, frozen vegetables, and prepared food items as components of larger institutional food contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies are geographically and organizationally diverse — Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) facilities, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) food warehouses, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, Georgia school districts, Wisconsin school districts, and municipal health departments all solicit under or adjacent to this code's scope.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, where correctional and supported-living facilities represent repeat buyers. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0018082 in October 2026 seeking consumables foods including prepared corn products (French fries, hashbrown patties) and serviceware for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, responses due October 23, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple RFQs for fresh produce deliveries to food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine since late September 2026, with responses closing October 14 and October 19, 2026, though those solicitations do not isolate corn in the available summaries. The Illinois Department of Corrections (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849) solicited bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, responses due September 3, 2026, under a small business set-aside. Georgia school districts including Bryan County and Dougherty County have issued sealed bids for fresh produce to support National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, with deliveries spanning multiple school sites and volumes in the hundreds of cases per line item. Collier County, Florida posted an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a 10-point local-vendor preference and a March 6, 2025 response deadline. Activity is heaviest in Texas and Georgia; secondary activity appears in Florida, Illinois, and Wisconsin through school nutrition programs. No recent opportunities in the source material isolate NK-199 corn as a standalone procurement line item, suggesting that corn procurement typically occurs as part of broader food-service or fresh-produce buys rather than as discrete commodity solicitations.