UNSPSC 50403251: Radiance corn

The variety of corn known as radiance corn

UNSPSC 50403251 Radiance corn, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh and processed corn products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, including state correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, mental health centers, county parks, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show demand for both fresh corn and processed corn products (frozen, canned, or as ingredients in prepared entrees) delivered to centralized warehouses and individual facility locations. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools, Bryan County Schools), county governments (Collier County), and nonprofit food-service operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are standout repeat buyers, posting multiple fresh-produce and food-service solicitations over the past six months.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional procurement from Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017799 (August 4, 2026, bids due August 25, 2026) for food service groceries to Mexia State Supported Living Center, covering frozen vegetables and prepared entrees across multiple NIGP commodity codes with an FY25 historical spend of $158,000; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-produce solicitations IW267420 (September 30, 2026, bids due October 14, 2026) and IW267376 (October 12, 2026, bids due October 19, 2026) for deliveries to Snyder Food Warehouse and Palestine, Texas; the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (August 27, 2026, quotes due September 3, 2026) for bi-weekly fresh-produce deliveries to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside; and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid solicitation for fresh produce (May 19, 2026, bids due June 16, 2026) covering 40 produce line items with estimated yearly usage ranging from 25 to 1,200 units per item for 24 school-nutrition sites. F.O.B. Destination pricing, prevailing-wage compliance, comprehensive insurance requirements, and USDA quality and grading standards are consistent contract conditions across jurisdictions.