UNSPSC 50423240: Dried merlin corn

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

UNSPSC 50423240 Dried merlin corn, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific dried-corn product, but the most recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code—including the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program, the Illinois FY-27 IVHQ weekly food order, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products solicitation—center on broad food-service procurement spanning proteins, dairy, grains, produce, beverages, and miscellaneous food items rather than dried corn specifically. The Oregon Department of Corrections dried pinto and red beans solicitations (42,500 pounds and 127,500 pounds respectively) are similarly misaligned with the code's nominal scope, focusing instead on legumes. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois, Oregon, Georgia, Texas state agencies), county school districts (Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County in Georgia, Fairfax County in Virginia), municipal governments (City of Edinburg), and state corrections systems; these jurisdictions procure food service supplies on annual or multi-year cycles to support meal programs for students, incarcerated individuals, and program participants.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois. Recent representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026, the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services grocery items bid with electronic submission due April 29, 2026, the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative with proposals due March 4, 2026, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (originally due April 21, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2 to May 4, 2026) encompassing approximately 382 line items. The code's narrow focus on a single dried-corn product does not align with the breadth of food-service categories actually being procured, suggesting either misclassification in the source data or limited current use of this specific commodity code in state and local purchasing.