UNSPSC 50423255: Dried seneca starshine corn

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

UNSPSC 50423255 Dried seneca starshine corn, a Commodity code, covers dried specialty corn varieties that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show this code capturing general dried corn procurement alongside broader food-supply buys where dried corn appears as a line item within larger meal-service contracts, though the source material presents no opportunities specifically soliciting seneca starshine corn by varietal name or UNSPSC 50423255 designation. The issuing bodies span school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County in Virginia, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon and Texas), state purchasing offices (Illinois and Georgia), and municipal child-care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). School districts and state correctional systems dominate the recent activity, with school nutrition programs representing the largest share of institutional corn demand across multiple states.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida region) and Upper Midwest (Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Oregon, Illinois), reflecting the density of large school districts and state corrections procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Rockwood R-VI School District child nutrition services grocery items solicitation (IFB, April 29, 2026 deadline) encompassing over 900 line items including grains and cereals for the 2026–27 school year serving nearly 7,000 daily participants; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, April 27, 2026 deadline) for grocery delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products procurement via ITB 304T-26-300CF (response due May 4, 2026) spanning 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas; and the Oregon Department of Corrections dried pinto and red beans solicitation (ITB S2910000017140, June 19, 2026 deadline) for 42,500 pounds. Opportunities are typically posted 30–60 days before response deadlines, with evaluation favoring lowest-cost responsive bids that meet nutritional standards and delivery schedules, and school districts often award on a line-item basis to multiple vendors. Set-asides for Oregon-processed or Oregon-headquartered vendors appear in corrections procurement; Texas applies local-vendor preferences in municipal child care. No incumbent vendors or contract values are disclosed across the recent sample.