UNSPSC 50443223: Frozen excel corn

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

UNSPSC 50443223 Frozen excel corn, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of institutional food procurement — state and local governments buy frozen corn primarily for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and senior services. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring frozen corn as part of broader food-supply contracts that bundle multiple vegetable lines, proteins, dairy, and staples. The work is straightforward commodity supply: meeting USDA/FDA standards, delivering products frozen to specified temperatures (typically 0°F or lower at facility pickup, 10°F or less on arrival), maintaining minimum shelf life (six months typical), and meeting delivery windows that are often measured in days. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Veterans Homes), county facilities (Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania, Gwinnett County in Georgia), and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Early County and Burke County in Georgia). Repeat buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections, which has posted multiple frozen vegetable bids including dedicated corn lines, and the Texas HHSC, which bundles frozen corn within broader frozen-food procurement vehicles serving multiple state-operated facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest — Texas (multiple HHSC solicitations and TDCJ cafeteria procurement), Georgia (Gwinnett County and school districts), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Pennsylvania (Montgomery County). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017451 in July 2026 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn with an August 24, 2026 response deadline; historical pricing was $0.498 per pound from August 2025. The Texas HHSC issued IFB HHS0017338 in July 2026 for frozen food products serving state hospitals and living centers statewide, with bids due August 18, 2026 and an estimated annual value around $9 million across all frozen items; that solicitation encompasses frozen corn as part of a 106-line-item bundle. Gwinnett County posted informal written quotes (IWQ 140229) in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items including frozen vegetables, with a response deadline of October 19, 2026. Competitive positioning depends on meeting temperature and shelf-life specifications precisely, FOB-destination pricing that embeds transportation and fuel, and ability to deliver within 30-day windows to central distribution points or correctional facilities. Oregon applies a combined 10% preference to Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-domiciled vendors; most other jurisdictions evaluate on lowest responsive bid or best value. Set-asides and preferences are minimal at the commodity level, though Buy American provisions apply in school food procurement.