UNSPSC 50453247: Frozen organic platinum lady corn

The variety of organic corn known as organic platinum lady corn that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50453247 Frozen organic platinum lady corn is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—frozen specialty corn products—bears no relation to the food service contracting dominating recent opportunities tagged with this code. State and local governments are purchasing broad categories of food products for school nutrition programs, including fresh produce, frozen and grocery items, eggs, dairy, meats, prepared entrees, condiments, and non-food supplies. The issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts and their affiliated nutrition services departments, spanning independent districts, county systems, and cooperative buying arrangements that aggregate demand across multiple districts. A handful of state purchasing offices and municipalities also appear in the record, but school meal procurement is the clear driver. The work solicited includes line-item food supply contracts, fresh produce agreements, frozen food and grocery buys, and full-service food distribution arrangements with specifications covering HACCP plans, food safety compliance, Buy American provisions, nutritional standards (whole grain, low sodium, zero trans fat), delivery windows, temperature control, insurance requirements, and E-Verify authorization. Contracts typically run July through June aligned to the school fiscal year, with firm pricing for the initial term and provisions for quarterly or semi-annual adjustments capped at 3–10 percent increases when supported by market data.

Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, with eight of the ten opportunities posted in early 2026 originating from Georgia agencies—Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Early County, Decatur City Schools, and statewide buying cooperatives—alongside solicitations from Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri and Dallas Independent School District in Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services serving 32 schools with approximately $9 million estimated annual expenditure and a February 18, 2026 deadline; the Early County Board of Education line-item food bid for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs with a June 8, 2026 deadline covering 300+ food items and 60+ non-food products; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System RFP for fresh produce under 72 line items with an April 23, 2026 deadline; and the Dallas Independent School District RFP for various food products not available through main commodity bids, issued February 22, 2026 with an April 2, 2026 response deadline and structured around individual line items and designated lots for spices and ice cream. The Douglas County cooperative arrangement covers 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, reflecting the scale and geographic concentration of school nutrition procurement in the state.