UNSPSC 50401502: Catanese artichokes

The variety of artichokes known as catanese artichokes

UNSPSC 50401502 Catanese artichokes (Commodity) covers fresh produce items — primarily artichokes but typically broader vegetable and fruit procurement — that state and local governments source for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, senior services, county parks, and mental health facilities. State and local buying encompasses produce for inmate and resident meals, school nutrition programs, staff canteens, and senior center operations. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health and human services, county and city schools, county parks departments, and municipal senior services divisions. Texas accounts for the largest recent procurement volume, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and state-supported living centers soliciting regularly; Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Illinois state facilities (Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center, Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center) also conduct frequent procurements under this code. Wisconsin school districts and county-level parks departments round out the issuing-body mix.

Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables (including prepared foods and supplies) for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due October 23, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple RFP solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses serving correctional facilities (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder, IW267411 for Wynne), responses due October 14–19, 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with small business set-aside, quotes due September 3, 2026; and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites, bids due June 16, 2026. Pricing is typically F.O.B. Destination with vendor-paid freight; quality standards emphasize USDA compliance, freshness certifications, and damage replacement at vendor cost. Contract terms generally run one year with optional renewal periods. Prevailing wage requirements apply in some Illinois procurements; local-sourcing preferences (within 400 miles) appear in school district RFPs in Georgia and Wisconsin.