UNSPSC 50401504: Green globe artichokes

The variety of artichokes known as green globe artichokes

UNSPSC 50401504 Green globe artichokes is a Commodity code capturing fresh produce items that state and local institutions procure for food service operations—specifically institutional cafeterias, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and behavioral health facilities. The recent opportunities show that while this specific produce item appears in broader fresh-produce solicitations, the dominant pattern across state and local buyers is procurement of mixed fresh produce—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, broccoli, and other common vegetables—rather than specialty or seasonal items like artichokes. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts, and county school nutrition programs are the principal issuing bodies. The work involves sealed-bid and proposal-based procurement for weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh produce meeting USDA quality standards, with vendors responsible for transportation to facility receiving points on FOB Destination terms and compliance with food-safety regulations, cold-chain maintenance, and item-replacement guarantees for damaged or spoiled goods.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, and Georgia, with school districts and state correctional and health-services agencies as repeat buyers. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable procurement for Wynne Food Warehouse (IFB IW267411, response due October 14, 2026) and Palestine (IFB IW267376, response due October 19, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce bid for Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, response due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program's fresh produce bid covering 40 produce line items (sealed bid PE64710NONST2027000000078, response due June 16, 2026); and Bartow County School System's local fresh fruit and vegetable procurement within 400 miles of the school system (RFP 10-2026-019, response due May 22, 2026, with four one-year renewal options). School districts frequently impose local-sourcing or regional-origin requirements and weight vendor diversity and local-business status in evaluation. No evidence in the recent opportunities shows artichokes as a named line item; the code's scope appears misaligned with current procurement activity, which centers on commodity vegetables rather than specialty produce.