UNSPSC 50403251: Radiance corn

The variety of corn known as radiance corn

UNSPSC 50403251 Radiance corn is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and child care facilities. The code sees active solicitation for fresh fruits and vegetables—including corn and related produce—sourced for elementary schools, high schools, district-wide child nutrition operations, and state agency institutional kitchens. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying size (from small rural districts to large urban systems), county boards of education, state departments of criminal justice, Head Start child care networks, and municipal senior services divisions. The work solicited under this code involves sourcing fresh produce meeting USDA or state nutrition standards, managing weekly or multi-weekly delivery schedules to multiple school sites or institutional locations, maintaining cold chain compliance and food safety certifications such as HACCP, and pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis with firm pricing for contract periods typically running one school or fiscal year with renewal options. Evaluation commonly emphasizes price competitiveness (30–50 percent weight), product quality and availability, delivery reliability, and compliance with Buy American provisions and domestic sourcing preferences where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with additional solicitations in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Georgia school districts—including Dougherty County, Bartow County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, and Savannah-Chatham County—have posted multiple fresh produce bids for school year 2026–2027 with deadlines between May and June 2026. Texas issuers, particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, have solicited carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for institutional canning operations under IFBs in June 2026. The Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks on July 8, 2026, with a July 29 response deadline, requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles and offering a 5 percent preference for diverse-owned business certification. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. (Texas) solicited grocery products including frozen and fresh produce under IFB 26-GP with a June 24 response date and estimated contract value of $969,460.94. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) solicited specialty fruits and vegetables for its USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a March 11, 2026 proposal deadline and estimated annual budget of $600,000. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) requested fresh produce and processed USDA Foods with a February 25, 2026 deadline and anticipated 2026–2027 contract value of approximately $3.1 million. Austin Independent School District (Texas) issued RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages due March 11, 2026. School districts commonly require local or regional sourcing preferences (50–400 miles), mandate compliance with federal Work Authorization verification and debarment certifications, and increasingly evaluate proposals using cooperative purchasing vehicles such as GEC Buying Cooperative.