UNSPSC 50443221: Frozen earlivee corn

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

UNSPSC 50443221 Frozen early-peas corn is a Commodity code capturing frozen corn products that state and local procurement offices acquire as shelf-stable food staples for institutional feeding, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating frozen corn as a discrete line item within broader food procurement, often bundled with other frozen vegetables or as part of comprehensive food-service contracts. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and state-supported living centers solicit frozen corn specifically by weight and packaging specification, signaling operational reliance on standardized institutional-grade products rather than retail quantities. Issuing bodies span state correctional departments, state health and human services agencies, school districts, and county governments managing nutrition programs for inmates, residents, and students. Repeat buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections (which has posted separate frozen-corn solicitations), the Texas HHSC (which covers frozen vegetables across multiple state facilities), and county school boards across Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Texas, and the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet Golden or Yellow whole kernel corn with bids due July 24, 2026 at $0.498 per pound as the reference rate from the prior August 2025 award; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017338 for 106 line items of frozen food products including corn and other vegetables with estimated annual volume of $9 million and bids due August 18, 2026; and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782 requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables with quotes due October 19, 2026. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference for in-state fabrication and resident bidders. School districts and state agencies typically require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery with transportation prepaid, temperature maintenance during transit, minimum shelf-life certification at delivery, and compliance with USDA grading and FDA standards.