UNSPSC 50423242: Dried nk-199 corn

The variety of corn known as nk-199 corn that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423242 Dried nk-199 corn, a Commodity code, represents the purchase of dried corn and similar dried grain staples by state and local governments, particularly for child nutrition, corrections, and school feeding programs. Recent solicitations show dried corn appearing alongside broader dried legume and grain procurements for institutional food service. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments of corrections, school districts of varying sizes, and child nutrition service organizations, reflecting consistent demand for shelf-stable protein and carbohydrate sources in high-volume meal programs.

Activity under this code concentrates in the South and West, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and Georgia school districts posting multiple dried-goods opportunities in the first half of 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice) issued IFB 304T-26-300CF by May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, with products delivered FOB Destination to six TDCJ warehouse locations; the original April 21 deadline was extended to May 4, 2026, via Addendum No. 2. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00016233 on March 6, 2026, for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (a closely related commodity) with bids due March 20, 2026, and a second ODOC procurement (S2910000017140) posted June 5, 2026, for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, applying a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for goods fabricated in Oregon and bidders headquartered in Oregon. School districts in Texas, Virginia, Missouri, and Georgia continue to solicit master grocery and child nutrition contracts encompassing dried grains, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) seeking sealed bids for Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323) by April 27, 2026, and the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) issuing CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027 by April 29, 2026, for over 900 line items across multiple categories. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP2026017 (CACFP Meal Program 2025-2026) by August 4, 2026, for food and nonfood items supporting approximately 400 children daily under a local-vendor preference applying 5 percent preference to bidders within the city falling within 5 percent of the lowest bid price under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051.