UNSPSC 50443212: Frozen challenger crisp ‘n sweet corn

The variety of corn known as challengercrisp 'n sweet corn that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443212 Frozen challenger crisp 'n sweet corn, a Commodity code, names a single frozen vegetable product line that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state supported living centers, and senior services operations. The recent solicitations under this code reflect broad institutional feeding across multiple facility types, though most do not isolate frozen corn as a line item; instead, they embed frozen corn within larger vegetable procurement packages or comprehensive cafeteria food bids. Issuing bodies include county boards of education (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county correctional facilities (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), and state supported living centers. School districts appear as repeat buyers, with multiple education-sector RFPs and IFBs posted in May and June 2026 spanning breakfast and lunch programs under National School Lunch Program requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest—Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County, Burke County, Early County), Texas (HHSC statewide, TDCJ, multiple state supported living centers), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), and Oregon (Department of Corrections)—with secondary activity in Illinois and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's informal written quote for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items due October 19, 2026 (posting PE77023NONST2027000000782); Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017338 for frozen food products across 106 line items including frozen vegetables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with bids due August 18, 2026, estimated at approximately nine million dollars annually; and Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017692 for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables including corn due August 20, 2026, with 5–10 percent Oregon preference available. Frozen corn appears explicitly in Oregon's July 2026 solicitations (ITB S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds at $0.498 per pound reference pricing from prior award). Delivery windows typically require FOB destination to institutional warehouses or distribution centers, with temperature control at 0 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit, minimum six-month shelf life, and USDA/FDA compliance mandatory.