UNSPSC 50421502: Dried catanese artichokes

The variety of artichokes known as catanese artichokes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421502 Dried catanese artichokes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this designation by state and local procurement bodies. Recent opportunities posted under this code show no dried artichoke procurement; instead, issuing bodies are soliciting dried beans of various types—kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans—along with broader institutional food supply contracts that include dried legumes as components of multi-item food service buys. Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Oregon, the State of Illinois, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have all posted solicitations for dried beans in the past five months, with delivery specifications emphasizing institutional bulk quantities, triple-cleaned processing standards, USDA grading compliance, and palletized shipping to correctional, educational, or food-service facilities. The code classification appears misaligned with actual procurement activity; state and local governments are buying commodity dried legumes for large-scale institutional meal programs rather than the specialty dried vegetable product the code name suggests.

Geographic activity centers on the Pacific Northwest (Oregon posting two bids for approximately 42,500 pounds and an unspecified quantity of dried beans in June and August 2026) and the South (Georgia and Texas posting multiple food procurement solicitations). The most recent and concrete opportunities include the State of Oregon's June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, which named incumbent contractor Intersect USA at a historical price of $0.493 per pound and applied a combined 10% Oregon-preference evaluation credit; Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multi-item cafeteria food IFB (304T-26-300CF) due May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations. If your firm competes in dried legume supply for correctional, school, or government institutional food service, the code shows active procurement demand, but entry requires alignment with institutional procurement timelines, bulk-quantity capability, compliance certification, and often delivery-inclusive pricing.