UNSPSC 50443245: Frozen pegasus corn

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

UNSPSC 50443245 Frozen pegasus corn, a Commodity code, covers frozen sweet corn kernels procured by state departments, county and municipal governments, school districts, and correctional facilities for institutional food service. State and local buyers source this commodity primarily through ITB (Invitation to Bid) notices, with pricing typically quoted per pound on an FOB Destination basis and delivery windows ranging from 30 to 45 days after purchase order issuance. Recent solicitations emphasize FDA/USDA compliance, minimum six-month shelf life at delivery, grade standards (Grade A or B), and detailed product identification including nutritional facts labels and manufacturing dates. The Oregon Department of Corrections has been a repeat buyer, issuing multiple frozen vegetable bids including frozen corn, with historical pricing benchmarks such as $0.498 per pound (August 2025, Alpine Food) informing competitive positioning. State and local jurisdictions typically apply locality preferences where available—Oregon offers a combined ten percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-resident bidders—and require certificates of general commercial liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence minimum) within days of award.

Recent frozen corn activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest and South, with the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting 40,000 pounds of frozen whole kernel sweet corn (ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026) and several Texas Health and Human Services facilities procuring supplemental frozen foods under statewide contracts. School districts and correctional facilities dominate the issuer base, supplemented by state food distribution agencies. Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) and multiple Georgia school districts (Bulloch County, Early County, Burke County, and Decatur) have issued broader frozen and grocery food bids spanning dozens of frozen-product line items, though none isolated frozen corn as a standalone commodity. The code shows steady but not concentrated activity; frozen corn appears as one line item within larger institutional food service procurements rather than commanding standalone solicitations except in correctional contexts. Vendors pursuing this code should monitor Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs for frozen vegetables, school district nutrition RFPs with frozen-product categories, and state health and human services statewide food contracts where frozen corn is a component line item.