UNSPSC 50443251: Frozen radiance corn

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

UNSPSC 50443251 Frozen radiance corn (Commodity) is a narrow food product category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through institutional food service channels—correctional facilities, school districts, and state health and human services agencies buying frozen sweet corn in bulk as a staple ingredient for mass feeding operations. Recent solicitations show frozen corn supplied in full truckloads (typically 40,000 pounds per load) to central distribution warehouses, with bidders pricing per pound and including all transportation and delivery charges. The issuing bodies are dominated by state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county or municipal correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and school nutrition programs across multiple states, with no standout repeat buyers beyond the regular seasonal rebidding cycles that govern institutional food procurement.

Geographic activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon leading with multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables including corn), Texas (TDCJ and HHSC procurements), the Southeast (Georgia and other states with school district activity), Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017451 (Vegetables Frozen, Corn) with bids due July 24, 2026, seeking approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet golden or yellow whole kernel corn at FOB Destination to Salem with the last purchase priced at $0.498 per pound; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering frozen corn and other items under NIGP classes 380–393; and the Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services bid (posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026) for approximately 900 grocery line items including frozen corn products as part of its annual school-year procurement. All solicitations emphasize FDA/USDA compliance, HACCP certification, minimum shelf life (typically six months), proper temperature maintenance, and FOB Destination delivery with no separate fuel surcharges permitted.