UNSPSC 50423232: Dried iochief corn

The variety of corn known as iochief corn that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423232 Dried iochief corn is a Commodity code that covers bulk dried legumes and grain products procured by state and local institutional food-service operations, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers actually sourcing dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black) and grain-based food products for large-scale meal preparation in correctional settings, school districts, and state agencies. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state purchasing offices on behalf of correctional or institutional programs, and municipal or district food-service programs. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the State of Illinois are repeat institutional buyers. Work solicited under the code involves specification-driven procurement of commodity dried legumes meeting USDA grade standards, triple-cleaning requirements, and bulk packaging suitable for institutional kitchen operations, with deliveries typically palletized, FOB destination, and priced all-inclusive of freight and handling.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited bids on approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140, ITB, due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time), with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders, triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 grade, palletized delivery to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem within 45 days, and a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) in increments of 880 bags with all-inclusive delivery pricing. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans, triple-cleaned (S2910000017705, due August 21, 2026), for institutional use. The City of Edinburg, Texas, released an RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program supplies (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) that included food products alongside nonfood items, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum), encompassing approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and staples with detailed USDA grade specifications and FOB destination delivery to six TDCJ distribution points.