UNSPSC 50463221: Canned or jarred earlivee corn

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

UNSPSC 50463221 Canned or jarred early corn, a Commodity code, sees active procurement from school districts and state correctional and health-care facilities, with buying patterns concentrated on bulk food supply for institutional meal services. State and local buyers solicit canned corn as part of larger comprehensive food procurements—weekly institutional cafeteria orders, annual school nutrition programs, and state-facility meal supply contracts—rather than as standalone line-item requests. The code reflects commodity-level specificity within broader food-service ecosystems, where canned corn typically appears among dozens or hundreds of produce, protein, dairy, and prepared-food items in single solicitations. Issuing bodies include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Rockwood School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Burke County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, and Douglas County School System), state departments and agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia state facilities), and a county school system serving multiple jurisdictions through cooperative purchasing vehicles (Douglas County School System via GEC Buying Cooperative). The recent activity shows repeat issuing bodies across multiple procurement cycles, particularly Texas HHSC, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, and several Georgia school districts conducting overlapping or sequential solicitations for similar food-service scopes.

Geographic spread centers on the South and Midwest, with dense activity in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), Georgia (multiple school districts, state agencies), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home), and Missouri (Rockwood School District). Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), which covers canned goods and consumables with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million and firm pricing on Exhibit C; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), which specifies USDA Grade B or better and includes an Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidder preference of five percent each; Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for food products including canned items with Buy American requirements (bids due June 15, 2026); and Rockwood School District RSD/CNS grocery procurements encompassing over 900 line items including canned goods with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year, with renewal and extension options, firm pricing for initial periods subject to CPI or manufacturer-price-adjustment provisions thereafter, and award criteria emphasizing lowest responsive, responsible bidder and best value. Most solicitations require minimum insurance of $1 million general liability, compliance with Buy American Act and USDA standards, HACCP plans, and debarment certifications; none identified specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises.