UNSPSC 50463204: Canned or jarred argent corn

The variety of corn known as argent corn that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463204 Canned or jarred argent corn is a Commodity code that in practice covers shelf-stable canned vegetables and related food products purchased by state and local institutions for facility food service operations. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects purchasing by health and human services agencies, correctional departments, school districts, and county social-service operations. The scope extends beyond the code's nominal focus on corn to encompass canned tomatoes, canned vegetables generally, and related ready-to-eat or quick-preparation food items used in high-volume institutional settings. Solicitations typically call for USDA Grade B or better compliance, minimum shelf-life guarantees (12 months or longer), proper labeling and code dating, sodium-content limits in many cases, and delivery within specified windows (typically 30 to 72 hours of order placement). F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid is standard. Issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions (particularly Texas HHSC and Oregon DOC), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Schools in Georgia), and state departments (Illinois). Texas HHSC appears as a repeat buyer, with multiple recent solicitations for food and consumable products across state supported living centers and hospitals.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which solicited 22 line items including prepared foods and food-service supplies with seven-day delivery required; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), which specified USDA Grade B or better with a 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-resident bidders; and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026) with 72-hour delivery required to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center. Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Schools each issued comprehensive school-nutrition food bids in May and June 2026 covering multiple product categories with Buy American Act compliance required. Contract values where disclosed or estimated range from institutional annual volumes in the low single-digit millions (prior-year HHSC El Paso procurement was valued at $1.5 million) to statewide multi-facility operations.