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 covering specialty vegetable products and prepared food ingredients that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. Recent opportunities show the code capturing demand for canned and processed vegetable products as components of broader food service solicitations rather than as standalone line items—artichoke purees appear nested within multi-hundred-item grocery and food supply contracts rather than as isolated commodities. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs), state corrections departments, and state health and human services agencies operating supported living centers and state hospitals. School districts dominate the activity, with recent procurement from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), along with state-level buyers including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Illinois Veterans Homes system.

Geographic concentration spans the Southeast and Midwest, with Georgia school districts appearing most frequently in the recent-opportunities block, followed by Texas state agencies, Oregon corrections, and scattered activity in Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, response due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period and a potential contract value of up to $4.5 million over three years; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) for food products across multiple categories with delivery to four school locations and compliance with Buy American Act requirements; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) covering weekly grocery delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across a July 2026 through June 2027 contract term. Bidders on school nutrition and facility food service contracts typically encounter firm fixed-price structures, monthly or quarterly pricing updates tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index benchmarks, HACCP plan and food safety compliance requirements, comprehensive liability insurance mandates, and Buy American Act compliance provisions applicable to federal child nutrition funding.