UNSPSC 50401507: Purple globe artichokes

The variety of artichokes known as purple globe artichokes

UNSPSC 50401507 Purple globe artichokes, a Commodity code, captures fresh produce supply to state and local institutions including correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring fresh produce — including artichokes alongside broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable line items — for inmate nutrition, patient meals, school lunch programs, and senior center distributions, typically on weekly or bi-weekly delivery cycles with firm pricing on an F.O.B. Destination basis and strict compliance with USDA quality standards and food-safety regulations.

The issuing-body mix includes state correctional and mental health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), state health and human services commissions, school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), county governments (Collier County, Bryan County), and special-purpose entities (Head Start programs, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear most frequently as repeat buyers. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple TDCJ food warehouse procurements, HHS Commission living centers), Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County schools), and Illinois (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and food service supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and serviceware with seven-day delivery; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitation IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, due September 3, 2026, with small-business set-aside status; and the Bartow County School System's Request for Proposal 10-2026-019 seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, due June 22, 2026. Collier County's Invitation to Negotiate for North Collier Regional Park food services offers a municipal food-service angle with three-year initial term and local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. Most institutional buyers require prevailing-wage compliance, product traceability, liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $1 million, and E-Verify enrollment. School districts often layer federal grant-funding contingencies, USDA whole-grain and low-sodium preferences, and domestic sourcing mandates.