UNSPSC 50463229: Canned or jarred illini gold corn

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

UNSPSC 50463229 Canned or jarred illini gold corn (Commodity) represents a single canned vegetable product line procured by state and local institutions for food service operations. State and local governments buy canned corn under this code primarily as a commodity input for cafeteria meals and institutional meal programs, not as a finished product for resale. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state agencies operating food service programs, particularly state departments of human services and corrections facilities, which source commodity-level canned goods as components of bulk food procurement contracts.

Recent opportunities span three states with concentrated activity in the South and upper Midwest. School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Douglas County School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Burke County Public Schools) dominate recent postings, alongside state corrections and health facility procurement in Texas and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include Ben Hill County Schools' FY-27 quarterly weekly food order (RFQ, due June 26, 2026), which specified brand-specific items or approved equivalents; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide supplemental food and consumables bid for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, $1.5 million historical value); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato procurement (ITB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, approximately 7,616 cases). All recent school nutrition procurements emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American requirements with domestic agricultural content mandates, firm fixed pricing for contract periods, and delivery to multiple school sites with weekly or scheduled distribution. Canned commodity vegetables appear as line items within much larger food service contracts rather than stand-alone solicitations, reflecting their role as inputs to institutional meal programs. No opportunities specifically isolated to canned corn alone appear in the recent postings, though the product category falls squarely within the broader food supply and grocery item bids issued by school districts and state facilities throughout 2026.