UNSPSC 50461511: Canned or jarred vert de laon artichokes

The variety of artichokes known as vert de laon artichokes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50461511 Canned or jarred vert de laon artichokes is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line within state and local food service procurement. The code sees modest activity focused on institutional food supply — school districts, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and veterans' homes procure canned vegetables as components of larger food service contracts rather than as standalone line items. State and local buyers rarely issue solicitations for artichokes alone; instead, artichokes appear as one item among dozens or hundreds of canned goods, fresh produce, proteins, and related supplies in broad food and consumables RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs.

Recent opportunities confirm that the code sits within institutional food service procurement dominated by school nutrition programs and state agency meal provision. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with prior-period spending of $1.5 million annually; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri issued separate competitive bids for grocery items and Net Off Invoice products (both due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items; and the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for canned tomatoes (response dates February 9 and June 19, 2026). The Commodity code sees active solicitation across school districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia; state corrections departments in Oregon and Texas; and state health and human services facilities in Texas. Geographic spread spans the South (Georgia, Texas), Midwest (Missouri, Illinois), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with school nutrition programs representing the largest concentration of recent activity. Because artichokes appear embedded in multi-category food service contracts rather than as targeted procurements, successful vendors typically position themselves as broad-line food distributors or specialty food suppliers capable of competing across the full scope of canned goods and related categories within larger institutional food RFPs and IFBs.