UNSPSC 50443249: Frozen pristine corn

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

UNSPSC 50443249 Frozen pristine corn is a Commodity code naming a single product line that state and local governments buy primarily for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state supported living centers, schools, and senior services programs. The code captures frozen whole kernel or specialty corn varieties delivered in bulk case quantities to central warehouses and direct-service locations. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county detention facilities, and school districts as the dominant issuing bodies, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections appearing as repeat buyers across multiple quarters and fiscal years.

Activity clusters in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey, with Texas and Oregon showing the highest recent volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 (40,000 pounds frozen corn, bids due July 24, 2026, pricing at $0.498 per pound from prior award); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017338 for frozen food products including corn across state hospitals and supported living centers (approximately $9 million estimated annual volume, bids due August 18, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools Food Bid (frozen produce as part of comprehensive school nutrition procurement, bids due June 15, 2026); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (FY-27 IVHQ quarterly procurements, proposals due August 24, 2026). Delivery is consistently FOB destination to central distribution centers or individual facility locations, with pricing quoted per pound or per case and minimum shelf-life requirements of six months standard. Bidders face Oregon's combined 10 percent state-vendor preference, USDA compliance and HACCP certification requirements, and competitive pressure from established suppliers such as Alpine Food Group and Robbins Sales in western states.