UNSPSC 50423251: Dried radiance corn

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

UNSPSC 50423251 Dried radiance corn, a Commodity code, nominally covers dried maize products but recent state and local opportunities reveal that the code is being applied to a broad range of dried legumes and bulk institutional food items rather than corn specifically. State and local governments are sourcing dried beans—kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans—through this code for correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and institutional food services. The issuing bodies span state departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), cities (City of Edinburg, Texas), and special-purpose state purchasing divisions (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division). Solicitations are structured as RFQs, IFBs, and RFPs with all-inclusive pricing models where suppliers bear transportation and delivery costs; specification compliance is rigorous, typically requiring USDA grading, triple-cleaned product, defect-level thresholds, and food-safety certifications. Georgia Correctional Industries enforces strict specification-sheet completion rules, rejecting bids that use compliance shortcuts such as checkmarks or ditto marks, and prohibits vendor communication outside the named issuing officer during the bidding window.

Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast. Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Oregon posted opportunities in June and August 2026, with Oregon applying a combined 10% evaluation preference (5% for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon, 5% for in-state-headquartered vendors) and setting a historical benchmark price of $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans due October 9, 2026, specifying 880-bag increments with delivery included in bid pricing and FOB destination terms. The City of Edinburg, Texas, posted RFP 2026-017 (CACFP Meal Program 2025-2026, due August 4, 2026) covering food, beverage, paper goods, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items for approximately 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 granting 5% preference to bidders within city limits falling within 5% of the lowest bid. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited 382 line items of cafeteria food products via IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) across five geographic areas, with pricing to FOB multiple TDCJ distribution points, a 1.5% Texas SmartBuy administrative fee, and a contract term through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals.