UNSPSC 50443221: Frozen earlivee corn

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

UNSPSC 50443221 Frozen early-harvest corn, a Commodity code, encompasses bulk frozen sweet corn—typically Golden or Yellow whole kernel style in 40,000-pound truckloads—that state and local governments purchase for correctional facilities, school districts, and institutional food service operations. State and local buyers under this code include county correctional facilities, state departments of corrections, school nutrition programs, and health and human services agencies operating food service for institutional populations. The Oregon Department of Corrections has been a repeat buyer, posting multiple frozen vegetable solicitations in recent months; other issuing bodies include school districts and state health agencies across the Southeast and Midwest. Recent solicitations show frozen corn and related frozen vegetable products competing on delivered pricing per pound, with historical awards in the $0.40–$0.67 per pound range depending on volume, cut style, and package size, firm pricing for initial contract periods, and FOB destination delivery with all transportation and fuel surcharges prepaid by the vendor.

The code sees active procurement across multiple states and jurisdictions. Oregon's Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division posted ITB S2910000017451 on July 10, 2026, seeking approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet Golden or Yellow whole kernel corn with bids due July 24, 2026, offering combined Oregon-vendor preferences of up to ten percent and referencing a prior August 2025 award to Alpine Food at $0.498 per pound. Texas institutional buyers—the Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food procurement (IFB 304T26300CF) and the Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food contract (HHS0016792, with extended response deadline of March 19, 2026)—solicit frozen vegetables alongside frozen corn as line items within broader food-service bundles. School districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Texas have posted related frozen-vegetable and grocery bids during the March–July 2026 window, though most bundle frozen corn with dozens of other produce, protein, and staple items rather than soliciting frozen corn as a standalone commodity. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Oregon and Texas, with secondary activity across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Vendors should expect firm, fixed pricing for initial contract terms (typically one year), minimum six-month shelf life requirements at delivery, USDA/FDA compliance certifications, general liability insurance of at least $500,000 to $1 million per occurrence, and compliance with Buy American provisions in school-district contracts.