UNSPSC 50423257: Dried showcase corn

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

UNSPSC 50423257 Dried showcase corn is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of dried legumes and grain products for institutional food service, particularly correctional facilities, child-nutrition programs, and state agency kitchen operations. Despite its nominal focus on corn, recent solicitations under this code predominantly reflect bids for dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, and red beans—supplied in bulk quantities to state corrections departments, child and adult care food programs, and institutional meal services. State agencies and local municipalities issuing under the code specify USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning requirements to remove debris and contaminants, moisture-content limits, shelf-life requirements, and bulk-delivery logistics including palletization, FOB destination terms, and transportation cost inclusion. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois), state purchasing offices coordinating food procurement across multiple agencies, local school-based and municipal nutrition programs, and correctional-industry supply operations.

The recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued a bid on June 5, 2026, for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a June 19, 2026, response deadline and a historical price of $0.493 per pound; the solicitation applied a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered vendors and named incumbent contractor Intersect USA at $0.493 per pound in August 2025. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items including dried legumes alongside proteins, dairy, and staples for TDCJ distribution points. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 on October 2, 2026, for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery on October 9, 2026; the City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026017 on August 11, 2026, for a CACFP meal program spanning five supply categories including food products for 400 children daily with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The State of Oregon posted a second beans bid (S2910000017705) on August 7, 2026, for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026, intended for institutional use across state agencies and educational institutions.