UNSPSC 50401503: French artichokes

The variety of artichokes known as french artichokes

UNSPSC 50401503 French artichokes, a Commodity code, sees sparse recent state and local procurement activity focused on fresh produce delivery to child nutrition and institutional food service programs rather than artichokes specifically. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin is soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) with a 400-mile sourcing radius and organic product preference; Head Start of Greater Dallas is procuring frozen foods, produce, and meat products totaling approximately $969,460.94 under IFB 26-GP (due June 24, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple commodity-specific IFBs for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes in June 2026. The code shows little direct activity tied to artichokes per se—most recent opportunities target broad produce categories, frozen vegetables, and potatoes rather than artichoke supply.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from state agencies (Texas TDCJ, Georgia Department of Public Instruction), counties (Bartow, Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Henry, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia; Hillsborough in Florida), and independent school systems across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Bartow, Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Henry, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham counties) and Texas (McAllen ISD, NISD San Antonio, AISD Austin, Head Start of Greater Dallas, TDCJ), with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education seeking 40 produce line items including apples, carrots, and potatoes (bid due June 16, 2026); and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio procuring USDA Child Nutrition–compliant fresh produce for five-day-per-week delivery to all campuses (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026). Price comparisons to USDA market indexes, domestic sourcing preferences, HACCP certification, and weekly refrigerated delivery are consistent contract requirements across jurisdictions.