UNSPSC 50471505: Canned or jarred organic gros camus de bretagne artichokes

The variety of organic artichokes known as organic gros camus de bretagne artichokes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50471505 Canned or jarred organic gros camus de bretagne artichokes is a Commodity-tier code that in practice encompasses a much broader range of shelf-stable and prepared food products for state and local institutional food service operations, including canned vegetables, proteins, prepared entrees, dairy products, condiments, and associated food service supplies. State and local buyers under this code span state health and human services departments (particularly state supported living centers and state hospitals), state corrections departments, county and municipal food service operations, and school nutrition programs across primary, middle, and high schools. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat issuing bodies in recent months, with state departments and school districts dominating the solicitation activity. The work solicited includes comprehensive food supply contracts serving multiple facilities, commodity-specific buys for staple items like canned vegetables and tomatoes, and quarterly or annual refreshes of consumable inventories, with response formats typically IFB or IWQ (informal written quote) and delivery timelines ranging from 72 hours to 30 days after order placement.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs between May and August 2026 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items with a $4.5 million maximum value over three years), food and consumables for El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spending of $1.5 million), and consumables for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0017872 and HHS0018082, due August 25 and October 23, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections procured 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, with prior pricing at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest). Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026 with award anticipated June 16, 2026) solicited comprehensive food bids across nearly 400 line items each, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). State of Illinois issued a quarterly food order solicitation (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations (304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026). Contracts typically include F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid and bundled into unit costs, three-year terms with renewal options, and compliance requirements including E-Verify, debarment certifications, liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence), and HACCP or food safety plans.