UNSPSC 50431508: Dried organic purple sicilian artichokes

The variety of organic artichokes known as organic purple sicilian artichokes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50431508 Dried organic purple Sicilian artichokes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it are actually soliciting dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto/red beans—for institutional food service, corrections facilities, and child care programs. The work involves bulk procurement of dried legumes meeting USDA grading standards, triple-cleaned and palletized for delivery to state warehouses, correctional kitchens, and school meal programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, Texas), state purchasing offices procuring for multi-facility institutional use, city governments supporting child and adult care food programs, and state correctional industries. The code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope (organic artichokes) and what is actually being bought (commodity dried beans for mass institutional consumption).

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and South. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017705 and S2910000017140, both in June 2026, with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation applied and the incumbent price at $0.493 per pound). Georgia Correctional Industries requested kidney beans in 880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026 (92100ERFQ0020612027, RFQ format). The City of Edinburg, Texas, sought food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children with proposals due August 4, 2026 under RFP 2026-017, applying a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The Texas Comptroller, on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas, with an extended due date of May 4, 2026, and a 1.5 percent Texas SmartBuy administrative fee. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope; the dried-beans procurement stream dominates tagging despite the code name.