UNSPSC 50463232: Canned or jarred iochief corn

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

UNSPSC 50463232 Canned or jarred iodized corn, a Commodity code, encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred corn products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service. State and local agencies—primarily health and human services departments operating state-supported living centers, departments of corrections, school districts, and county community services agencies—solicit this code as part of broader consumable food and supplies contracts. The work solicited ranges from single-item competitive bids for specific quantities of canned corn to comprehensive institutional food supply contracts where canned corn appears as one line item among dozens or hundreds of products. Recent opportunities show purchasing bodies requesting branded products or approved equivalents, typically at case quantities ranging from dozens to thousands of cases annually, with USDA Grade B or better standards, FDA/USDA compliance, minimum shelf-life requirements (commonly 12 months), and sodium-content specifications.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple institutional food supply contracts over the past six months that include canned and jarred corn as line items or as part of broader consumable scopes—including IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, due October 23, 2026), IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables, $1.5 million prior-year value, due July 13, 2026), and IFB HHS0016792v2 (supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, maximum three-year value of $4.5 million, closed March 19, 2026). Activity also appears in Oregon Department of Corrections (IFB S2910000017145 for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with Oregon fabrication and residency preferences, closed June 19, 2026) and in Georgia and Texas school district nutrition programs, including Burke County Public Schools (sealed bid for comprehensive school nutrition food procurement across five schools, due June 5, 2026) and Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271 for food products with Buy American Act requirements and four-school delivery, due June 15, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia, with Texas state agencies representing the most frequent and largest-value solicitors.