UNSPSC 50423268: Dried treasure corn

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

UNSPSC 50423268 Dried treasure corn (Commodity) covers the procurement of dried corn products for food service operations, though the available recent opportunities show limited direct solicitation activity under this specific code. Instead, state and local food service buyers—primarily school districts and correctional facilities—are actively purchasing dried legumes and fresh produce alongside other staple food items through broader grocery and meal-program contracts. When dried commodity foods appear in recent state and local solicitations, they are typically bundled with proteins, grains, vegetables, and supplies rather than solicited as standalone line items. The issuing bodies span K–12 school districts, state departments of corrections, county school systems, and municipal child nutrition programs, with school districts representing the largest share of activity and repeat buyers.

Recent opportunities reflect dried commodity procurement primarily through two channels: standalone dried-bean solicitations from the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans in June 2026 and approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans in March 2026, both delivered to ODOC's Central Distribution Center in Salem; and embedded within broader grocery contracts such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, spanning 382 line items including staples and grains), the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K–12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, delivering to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens), and the Rockwood R–VI School District child nutrition services grocery procurement (due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items). Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and corrections facilities as the primary drivers. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent evaluation preference (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) on dried-bean procurements, and Texas includes a 1.5 percent SmartBuy administrative fee on food purchases through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division.