UNSPSC 50481502: Catanese artichoke purees

The variety of artichokes known as catanese artichokes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481502 Catanese artichoke purees, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader food-service supply contracts for institutional feeding programs rather than as a standalone item. Recent solicitations show no dedicated procurements targeting artichoke purees specifically; instead, the code appears within larger food-supply IFBs and RFPs issued by state departments, school districts, and correctional facilities that bundle artichoke purees with dozens or hundreds of other grocery, produce, canned-goods, and prepared-food line items. The issuing bodies soliciting under the Commodity tier include state health and human services agencies, corrections departments, school nutrition programs across elementary through high school levels, and institutional living centers. School districts dominate the recent-opportunity volume, with bids from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Burke County and Liberty County school systems (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) all posting food procurements in March through June 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with significant recent solicitation volume in Georgia (six school districts plus state agencies), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Criminal Justice), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Illinois (State Hospitals). The largest recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's $9 million food-supply RFP (Jan. 21, 2026, due Feb. 18, 2026) and the GEC Buying Cooperative fresh-produce RFP serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (Feb. 4, 2026, due Mar. 4, 2026). Texas HHSC's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792, posted Feb. 26, 2026, due Feb. 23, 2026 as extended) carries a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and covers state hospitals and living centers statewide. Representative recent school-nutrition food bids include Ben Hill County Schools' IFB (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) and Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for 400-plus food items (posted Mar. 30, 2026, due Apr. 29, 2026). Artichoke purees as a discrete procurement line do not surface in the recent-opportunity block; the code shows little standalone recent activity and appears primarily as a subordinate line item within multi-category institutional food-supply contracts.