UNSPSC 50411504: Organic green globe artichokes

The variety of organic artichokes known as organic green globe artichokes

UNSPSC 50411504 Organic green globe artichokes is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh produce—predominantly through school nutrition programs serving the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs—under this code, though recent solicitation activity shows the code capturing a far broader range of fresh produce procurement than organic artichokes alone. School districts across the United States are the dominant buyers, issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for comprehensive produce line items spanning apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, potatoes, eggs, and dozens of other items. Representative recent solicitations include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with response due May 7, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issuing RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with response due March 11, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with response due March 4, 2026.

Geographic concentration is evident in Georgia and Texas, where multiple school districts and county boards of education posted solicitations between February and May 2026—including Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Early County, and Bulloch County school districts in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri; McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts in Texas; and the State of Georgia itself. Buying patterns reflect institutional food service priorities: vendors compete on price (typically 30–50 points in evaluation matrices), product quality and freshness, delivery reliability within prescribed windows (commonly 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday), compliance with HACCP and Buy American provisions, and ability to meet USDA food safety and child nutrition standards. School districts frequently award to multiple vendors on a line-item basis and reserve the right to source from secondary vendors if primary suppliers cannot fulfill orders. Contract terms run July 1 through June 30 annually with options to renew for one to four additional years. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent opportunities reviewed, though districts encourage small and minority-owned business participation as a federal funding requirement under 2 CFR Part 200.