UNSPSC 50481504: Green globe artichoke purees

The variety of artichokes known as green globe artichokes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481504 Green globe artichoke purees is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh, frozen, and processed artichoke products and purees that state and local governments procure as ingredients for institutional food service operations. In practice, state and local buyers are acquiring artichoke purees and related vegetable products as line items within broader food-service supply contracts for state-run facilities, school nutrition programs, and correctional institutions. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments (health and human services commissions, departments of corrections), county governments, school districts, and other institutional food service operators. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple IFBs for consumable and supplemental food products across state supported living centers and state hospitals; Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and county governments (Gwinnett County) also solicit regularly for comprehensive food procurement.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with delivery within seven days of order; IFB HHS0017449 (due July 11, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center projected $1.5 million in historical annual spend; and supplemental food procurement HHS0016792v2 (due March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million across a three-year contract period. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited canned tomatoes (June 19, 2026 due date) with an eight-load requirement and a prior-year reference price of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Georgia school systems issued IFB #26271 through Ben Hill County Schools (due June 15, 2026) and an IFB through Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026) encompassing multiple food categories with compliance to Child Nutrition and Buy American Act requirements. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026) including canned vegetables and proteins with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia.