UNSPSC 50443216: Frozen dazzle corn

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

UNSPSC 50443216 Frozen dazzle corn (Commodity) covers the purchase of frozen corn products for institutional food service, including dining operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and senior services facilities. State and local government institutions procure frozen corn as part of broader food-service contracts that aggregate multiple produce items; the code sits within a commodity category that encompasses shelf-stable and frozen vegetables and specialty prepared foods. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Corrections, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Human Services), county governments (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Gwinnett County, Georgia), school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Early County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), and senior services departments. Repeat buyers across recent solicitations are Texas HHSC (multiple frozen food and food-service procurements), Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple frozen vegetable line items), and various school nutrition programs across Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, and Pennsylvania.

Recent activity clusters in Texas (HHSC frozen food products valued at approximately $9 million annually; TDCJ cafeteria food products with 382 line items across five distribution regions), Oregon (Department of Corrections frozen corn at 40,000 pounds and frozen assorted vegetables at 360,000 pounds), and Georgia school districts (Gwinnett County informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen items including corn products; Burke County and Early County Schools comprehensive grocery procurement). A representative Texas HHSC solicitation (HHS0017338V1, posted July 17, 2026, due August 18, 2026) requested bids on 106 line items of frozen food products including frozen vegetables and specialty items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and a maximum potential contract value of $19 million over the full three-year contract period. The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB (S2910000017451, posted July 10, 2026, due July 24, 2026) solicited 40,000 pounds of frozen whole kernel corn with a reference price of $0.498 per pound from the prior August 2025 purchase. School districts typically bundle frozen corn within broader grocery solicitations; Early County Schools (PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (PE55037NONST2027000000007, due June 5, 2026) both issued sealed bids encompassing nearly 300 to 400 line items including frozen vegetables and proteins for the 2026-2027 school year.