UNSPSC 50403245: Pegasus corn

The variety of corn known as pegasus corn

UNSPSC 50403245 Pegasus corn is a Commodity code that reflects state and local government procurement of fresh produce and food service supplies for institutional dining and food programs. The recent opportunities under this code show active purchasing across state departments, county and school district food service operations, and specialty institutional providers including correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and state-supported living centers. State and local governments under this code are buying fresh fruits, vegetables, and produce in bulk quantities—carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, apples, bananas, and seasonal items—along with associated food service supplies such as containers, napkins, and disposables. The work spans supply-and-delivery contracts with F.O.B. Destination pricing, firm fixed-unit pricing structures, and delivery windows measured in days or weeks. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, county school nutrition programs (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), city senior services divisions (San Antonio), regional health coalitions, and Head Start providers. A 10 percent local-vendor preference appears in at least one school district solicitation (Madison Metropolitan School District), and several solicitations carry small business set-asides or diverse-owned business scoring incentives.

Activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing multiple fresh-produce and food-supply RFQs and IFBs throughout summer and fall 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), the TDCJ solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouse locations (IW267376 Palestine, IW267420 Snyder, IW267411 Wynne, all September–October 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center under small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), the Dougherty County Board of Education sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce (due June 16, 2026), the Bartow County School System RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026 with 400-mile sourcing requirement), and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin-origin and local-preference scoring (due July 29, 2026). Pricing typically runs on firm unit-cost or line-item basis with delivery included; contract terms span one to three years with optional renewals. Most solicitations require F.O.B. Destination, insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million general liability, E-Verify compliance, and debarment certifications.