UNSPSC 50403265: Sundance corn

The variety of corn known as sundance corn

UNSPSC 50403265 Sundance corn is a Commodity code tracking dried and fresh corn products procured by state and local food service operations, particularly school districts and institutional food programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying fresh produce for child nutrition under this code's nominal scope, though the actual opportunities reflect a much broader pattern: school districts, state departments, and nonprofit childcare operators are soliciting fresh fruits, vegetables, and produce staples (apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, and mixed fresh items) for breakfast, lunch, and snack programs rather than sundance corn specifically. The code captures institutional produce procurement more broadly, with issuing bodies spanning large urban school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Austin Independent School District), regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice for institutional feeding), and smaller county and city school systems across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut.

Recent opportunities dominate in Georgia and Texas, where school nutrition programs and state agencies have posted 20+ RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs since late February 2026 for fresh produce contracts running July 2026 through June 2027. Representative solicitations include Northside Independent School District (RFP 2026-048, fresh produce, bids due May 7, 2026), the Douglas County School System through GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004 covering 30 districts across two regions, proposals due March 4, 2026 with estimated spend of $5.5 million), McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, fresh produce for 20,000 students, proposals due March 6, 2026), and multiple Georgia school boards (Muscogee County ITB 26-017, Dougherty County Board of Education, Glynn County IFB 27-02, Bryan County, Liberty County, and Bulloch County—all with April–May 2026 response dates). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted separate IFBs for bulk carrots (IW241979 and IW241979-A, bids due March 17 and June 23, 2026, for 1,200 tons) and white and sweet potatoes (IW253099 and IW253121, bids due June 23, 2026). Contract terms consistently run July 1 through June 30 with options for one to four renewal years, and evaluation emphasizes cost (30–50% of score), product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with Buy American provisions and USDA food safety standards. Vendor insurance requirements are standard ($500,000–$2,000,000 general liability), and most solicitations are open to all qualified vendors with no explicit set-asides, though some encourage small and minority-owned business participation.