UNSPSC 50403246: Phenomenal corn

The variety of corn known as phenomenal corn

UNSPSC 50403246 Phenomenal corn, a Commodity code, spans fresh produce supply to K-12 school districts, early childhood programs, corrections facilities, and senior services across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments procure this code primarily through school nutrition programs acquiring fresh fruits and vegetables for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, with secondary demand from institutional food service (corrections, senior centers, child care) and federal nutrition initiatives including the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating activity, with additional buyers including state correctional departments and specialized agencies managing nutrition for vulnerable populations. Scope varies from bulk commodity procurement (white potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots for institutional canning and food service) to fresh, ready-to-eat packaged produce distributed to individual students. School districts increasingly emphasize local sourcing—many solicit within 200–400 mile radii—and specify traceability, farm-of-origin documentation, organic certification eligibility, GAP compliance, HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, and temperature-controlled refrigerated delivery. Institutional buyers often use cost-plus-fixed-fee or firm fixed-price models with pricing indexed to USDA terminal market reports or indexed-price adjustments on six-month cycles.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice; McAllen, Austin, Northside, Meriden school districts) and Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Bryan County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Henry County, Early County, Bulloch County school systems; State of Georgia). Activity also appears in Florida (Hillsborough County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (Meriden), and scattered across other states. Representative recent solicitations include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) soliciting specialty fruits and vegetables for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with proposals due March 11, 2026 via RFP 26039RFPDST; Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issuing RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with responses due July 29, 2026, emphasizing Wisconsin sourcing within 400 miles and 5% diverse-owned business preference; Douglas County Schools (Georgia) procuring fresh produce and eggs for 30 cooperating districts through GEC Buying Cooperative with proposals due March 4, 2026 and estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two areas; and Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) seeking fresh produce for child nutrition through RFP 2026-048, responses due May 7, 2026, with a contract value estimated at substantial scale across 47 schools. K-12 school nutrition procurement dominates volume and frequency; pursue opportunities emphasizing local sourcing compliance, HACCP and recall-management infrastructure, and experience with weekly institutional delivery schedules and federal nutrition program requirements.