UNSPSC 50443213: Frozen champ corn

The variety of corn known as champ corn that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443213 Frozen champ corn (Commodity) covers frozen sweet corn products in whole kernel form that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, with recent solicitations showing strong demand from correctional facilities, school districts, and state health agencies. The code captures frozen corn supplied as a discrete commodity line for kitchen operations rather than as a component within prepared entrees or mixed vegetable products. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, state departments of criminal justice, school nutrition programs across multiple states, Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities, and county correctional institutions. These jurisdictions source frozen corn through both standalone commodity bids and comprehensive food service procurements. Geographic activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, with representative recent solicitations including the Oregon Department of Corrections' Vegetables Frozen, Corn bid (ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026) seeking approximately 40,000 pounds at historical pricing around $0.498 per pound, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's cafeteria food products procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response deadline May 4, 2026) incorporating frozen corn among 382 food line items for distribution across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations.

School districts drive substantial volume under this code—solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Dallas Independent School District all reference frozen vegetables including corn as part of larger master grocery or specialized food product contracts. Correctional facilities represent a second major customer segment, with Oregon ODOC, Texas TDCJ, and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issuing repeated ITBs and IFBs for frozen commodity vegetables. Pricing remains highly competitive; Oregon's most recent frozen corn award reference point was $0.498 per pound in July 2026, down modestly from earlier 2026 pricing of $0.42 per pound for carrots, signaling stable to slightly declining per-pound costs. Delivery terms are consistently FOB destination with six-month minimum shelf life requirements, compliance with FDA/USDA standards mandatory, and both state preferences (Oregon's 5 percent preference for in-state processing plus 5 percent for resident bidders) and federal requirements (Buy American Act compliance in school bids) shaping competition. Award methodology favors lowest responsive, responsible bidders, though school districts increasingly reserve discretion to evaluate on total cost of all grocery lines using forecast servings or market basket analysis. Bidder insurance requirements typically mandate $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence.