UNSPSC 50403253: Seneca dawn corn

The variety of corn known as seneca dawn corn

UNSPSC 50403253 Seneca dawn corn is a Commodity code, and state and local governments procuring under it are buying fresh produce for institutional food service, primarily in school nutrition and child care settings. Recent solicitations show that the code captures a broader spectrum of fresh produce procurement than the narrow commodity name suggests—districts and agencies are sourcing apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, berries, and other seasonal fruits and vegetables, often with emphasis on local or domestic sourcing, organic options, and compliance with USDA child nutrition or federal commodity program requirements. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, joined by state departments of criminal justice (Texas TDCJ), Head Start programs, and municipal senior services divisions; Georgia and Texas generate the heaviest recent activity, with secondary solicitations from Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri.

Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County School System in Georgia (RFP 10-2026-019, local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles, due June 22, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple IFBs for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for institutional canning and food service, due dates in late June 2026), and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, fresh produce for all campuses with USDA Child Nutrition compliance, proposals due May 7, 2026). The Madison Metropolitan School District procurement (RFB 4163, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, due July 29, 2026) illustrates the local-sourcing and traceability expectations now standard in school produce bids: 400-mile radius sourcing, farm-of-origin documentation, diverse-vendor preferences, and 5% price preference for organic produce. Evaluation weighting across recent bids emphasizes cost (typically 30–50%), product quality and availability (15–30%), vendor qualifications and references (10–20%), and geographic or local-sourcing preference (5–15%), with contract terms commonly running one year with multiple optional one-year renewals. Estimated procurement values range from under $600,000 (Hillsborough County FFVP at $600,000 annual budget) to $4.4 million (GEC Buying Cooperative Area One for 18 Georgia school districts). No recent opportunities show set-asides strictly reserved for disadvantaged vendors, though many encourage small, minority, and women-owned business participation and offer preference scoring where present.