UNSPSC 50473257: Canned or jarred organic showcase corn

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

UNSPSC 50473257 Canned or jarred organic showcase corn, a Commodity code, encompasses canned and jarred corn products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, institutional food services, and corrections facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing this item as one line item within larger food supply aggregations—bundled with dozens or hundreds of other grocery staples rather than as a standalone procurement. The code appears in broader food-service RFPs and IFBs issued by school districts, state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and institutional dining operations across multiple states. Issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI and Liberty County school districts in Missouri; Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Burke County, and Douglas County school systems in Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia procurement), and county corrections systems. The mix spans state-level purchasing, regional school nutrition collaboratives (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts), and individual school district nutrition programs.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, Missouri) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with additional procurement from Texas and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (closed June 19, 2026), the Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products including canned vegetables (due June 15, 2026), and the Rockwood R-VI School District's dual grocery procurements (Grocery NOI and Grocery Items, both due April 29, 2026). Contracts typically run one to two years with renewal options, require firm fixed pricing with mid-term adjustments only for documented manufacturer price increases exceeding 5 percent, and stipulate Buy American provisions requiring domestic commodities or U.S.-processed goods containing at least 51 percent domestic agricultural components. Evaluation favors lowest responsive bid meeting specification compliance, with awards frequently made to multiple vendors on a line-item basis. Canned corn as a commodity sits within larger institutional and school food supply contracts valued in the millions; no standalone procurement for this code alone appears in the recent-opportunities block.