UNSPSC 50451509: Frozen organic romanesco artichokes

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

UNSPSC 50451509 Frozen organic romanesco artichokes is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local activity, encompasses shelf-stable and fresh food procurement for institutional foodservice operations — though the recent opportunities block shows little if any sourcing specifically for frozen organic romanesco artichokes, instead naming broader food-product acquisitions across multiple categories. State and local governments buying under this code's nominal scope are primarily school districts and county departments of community services, which source food items through informal quotes (IWQ), formal bids, and line-item RFQs for meal programs and senior services. The work consists of purchasing catalogued food products with specified brands or approved equivalents, meeting USDA nutritional standards, maintaining cold-chain compliance where required, and delivering to institutional kitchens on tight scheduling — typically Monday through Friday during early-morning windows, with 72-hour turnaround expectations when possible.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Georgia. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote (IWQ) on October 13, 2026 (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products — peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables — for its Department of Community Services, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen-products bid on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026), with scope details in an attached document. Early County Board of Education released line-by-line bids on May 11, 2026 (due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, including meats, poultry, dairy, vegetables, grains, and fluid milk with USDA compliance and domestic-sourcing preferences, with a contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The code shows no recent opportunities explicitly soliciting frozen organic romanesco artichokes; the opportunities posted under this code reflect general food procurement across multiple commodity lines.