UNSPSC 50403242: Nk-199 corn

The variety of corn known as nk-199 corn

UNSPSC 50403242 NK-199 Corn (Commodity) represents frozen and fresh whole-grain produce items that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations show active procurement of fresh produce — including corn and other vegetables — for school districts, Head Start programs, and criminal justice agencies. The work spans direct food procurement for K-12 and early-childhood nutrition, institutional food service supply (particularly for correctional facilities), and senior center operations. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies, with multiple Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, Early County, Henry County, and Douglas County) and Texas districts (McAllen ISD, NISD, AISD, Hillsborough County, and Rockwood Schools) issuing solicitations for produce in the past four months. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has separately procured produce for institutional canning and food service across multiple facilities. Issuing bodies also include Head Start of Greater Dallas, the City of San Antonio's senior services division, and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut. Corn appears in solicitations as part of broader fresh-produce and grocery-item categories, often bundled with carrots, potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, and other staple vegetables.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and California. Recent representative opportunities include the Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (posted May 21, 2026; proposals due June 22, 2026) with 400-mile sourcing preference and weighted scoring on cost, seasonal variety, and proficiency; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning (posted June 2–3, 2026; bids due June 23, 2026) sourcing bulk institutional supply; the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program's IFB for fresh produce covering 40 line items (posted May 19, 2026; bids due June 16, 2026) with estimated yearly quantities of 25 to 1,200 units per item; McAllen ISD's RFP for fresh produce to 31 campuses (posted March 6, 2026; proposals due March 6, 2026, extended); and Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods procurement with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 (posted January 28, 2026; proposals due February 25, 2026). School districts consistently weight cost at 30–50 percent, emphasize domestic and local sourcing where feasible, require HACCP certification and food safety compliance, and demand weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple sites with temperature control and traceability documentation. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises vary by jurisdiction but are not standard; Texas entities often apply service-disabled veteran and in-state business preferences. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with options for one to four additional one-year renewals.