UNSPSC 50481508: Purple sicilian artichoke purees

The variety of artichokes known as purple sicilian artichokes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481508 Purple sicilian artichoke purees is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code designation itself describes a highly specialized fresh or preserved vegetable product; however, the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for artichoke purees or any product matching this description. Instead, the most recent opportunities under this code tag reflect broad food service procurement for schools, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies—spanning canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, general grocery items, and cafeteria foods. This mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in the opportunities data or that the code is rarely used in state and local procurement in its intended form.

The issuing bodies in the opportunities block are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Liberty County Board of Education and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, State of Georgia), and independent school nutrition programs. Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri, with most opportunities posted between January and June 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) seeking food and consumable products for state-supported living centers across multiple NIGP categories with a historical value of $1.5 million, the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato procurement (ITB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases with 5 percent Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preferences, and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 solicitation (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring grocery delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Because no recent opportunities actually solicit artichoke purees or similar specialty preserved-vegetable products, this code shows no meaningful pursuit signal for vendors in that category at this time.