UNSPSC 50441502: Frozen catanese artichokes

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

UNSPSC 50441502 Frozen catanese artichokes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under or near this code do not reflect procurement of frozen artichokes—they reflect procurement of frozen mixed vegetables, frozen carrots, frozen assorted blends, and a broad range of food products for institutional and school food service. The code shows little relevant recent activity; recent opportunities under similar frozen-vegetable codes are dominated by school districts, state departments of corrections, and health and human services agencies buying frozen corn, mixed vegetables, carrots, and assorted blends for meal programs, typically through ITB or IFB notices with response dates in the April-to-July 2026 timeframe.

State and local buyers of frozen produce span state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, and Missouri, county governments (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and state health and human services agencies. Issuing bodies tend to be food service procurement divisions or purchasing offices; school districts dominate the volume of recent solicitations. Geographic activity is concentrated in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and the Mid-Atlantic states, with scattered solicitations from Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen corn and frozen potatoes (posted July 2026, due July 24, 2026) seeking 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn and 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products at approximately $0.50 per pound and $0.38 per pound respectively; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including frozen items across five Texas warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for master grocery K-12 covering deliveries to 45 schools across the county (due April 27, 2026). Frozen-vegetable solicitations typically require FOB destination pricing with all transportation prepaid, six-month-plus shelf life, USDA/FDA compliance, and delivery within 30 to 45 days; state and local buyers often apply Oregon and Texas vendor preferences where applicable, and school districts enforce Buy American provisions and HACCP plan requirements.