UNSPSC 50423248: Dried precocious corn

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

UNSPSC 50423248 Dried precocious corn (Commodity) represents a narrow food-ingredient category that state and local governments procure primarily as a component within broader school nutrition, corrections, and child-care meal programs rather than as a standalone commodity. The recent solicitation activity shows that dried corn and similar dried legumes (pinto beans, red beans) are bundled into large multi-category food supply contracts serving institutional food service operations—school districts, state corrections agencies, and child nutrition programs—where they function as cost-efficient protein and carbohydrate sources in prepared meals, not as discrete procurement line items. State and local food service operations buy dried precocious corn as part of comprehensive grocery or protein procurement packages that also include fresh produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and supplies; the code rarely appears in isolation in recent RFPs or ITBs.

Recent activity under this code spans school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (March and June 2026, response deadlines March 20 and June 19), with quantities exceeding 100,000 pounds per solicitation and historical pricing around $0.43 per pound, indicating substantial institutional volumes. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all issued recent RFPs and ITBs for master grocery or produce contracts that encompass dried ingredients alongside fresh items. The City of Edinburg, Texas Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Statewide Procurement Division round out the jurisdictional mix, with the TDCJ IFB 304T-26-300CF (response extended to May 4, 2026) covering 382 food line items across five TDCJ warehouse distribution regions. Activity concentration appears highest in Georgia school districts and Oregon corrections, with school-district procurement dominating the recent sample. This code shows limited standalone procurement volume; pursue primarily as a line item within broader institutional food service contracts.