UNSPSC 50421511: Dried vert de laon artichokes

The variety of artichokes known as vert de laon artichokes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421511 Dried vert de laon artichokes is a Commodity code that in practice covers dried and preserved legumes and vegetables for institutional food service, particularly dried beans sourced for state correctional facilities, child care programs, and educational institutions. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying bulk dried beans—kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans—in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, supplied to correctional industries, state departments of corrections, child care food programs, and criminal justice systems. The issuing bodies are primarily state correctional and corrections agencies, state procurement offices, city governments coordinating federally funded meal programs, and state departments. The work involves specification-driven procurement of triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried legumes meeting food safety and institutional-use standards, with delivery on FOB Destination terms to central distribution centers or multiple warehouse locations.

State and local activity under this code concentrates in the Southeast, Pacific Northwest, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Oregon, Georgia Correctional Industries, State of Georgia, City of Edinburg Texas, State of Illinois, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via the Comptroller of Public Accounts) have all posted solicitations since May 2026. Representative opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans due October 9, 2026, specifying delivery in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive pricing; the Oregon Department of Corrections' S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-based bidder preference and a historical price of $0.493 per pound; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products including dried beans across five geographic distribution areas, with the response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. Delivery windows typically require FOB Destination with palletization on standard wooden pallets, minimum one-year shelf life, and compliance with USDA, FDA, and HACCP standards.