UNSPSC 50416840: Organic merlin corn

The variety of organic corn known as organic merlin corn

UNSPSC 50416840 Organic merlin corn, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—specialty organic corn products—does not align with the actual work being solicited in the posted opportunities, which overwhelmingly focus on fresh produce, eggs, and food service supplies for school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida. The recent solicitation record includes school districts and county systems procuring fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, beverages, and related food items for child nutrition and cafeteria operations, but no traceable demand for organic merlin corn specifically. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Bulloch County School District in Georgia, Early County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Douglas County School System serving a cooperative of 30 districts), with one state-level opportunity from Georgia and one regional transit or institutional buyer.

Representative opportunities show a pattern of high-volume, recurring school food service procurement through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates clustered between late February and early June 2026. The Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issued RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery with a May 7, 2026 deadline; Early County Board of Education posted an RFQ for food and non-food products with a June 8, 2026 deadline; the State of Georgia issued IFB #4 2027-2026 for fresh produce due May 27, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools solicited the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a March 11, 2026 deadline; and the Douglas County School System coordinated a cooperative RFP for 30 districts covering approximately $5.5 million in fresh produce and eggs with a March 4, 2026 submission deadline. No opportunities in the record specifically name organic merlin corn or comparable specialty corn products. The mismatch between the code's stated commodity and actual school food procurement activity suggests either a tagging error in the source data or minimal institutional demand for this particular product category in state and local government contracting.