UNSPSC 50481511: Vert de laon artichoke purees

The variety of artichokes known as vert de laon artichokes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481511 Vert de laon artichoke purees, a Commodity code, nominally names a single produce item but recent state and local opportunities show that this code is applied across a much broader scope of food procurement — fresh, frozen, canned, and prepared food products ordered through school nutrition programs, state facility food service operations, and corrections departments. The issuing bodies are predominantly state agencies and school districts: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state supported living centers), the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, state departments in Georgia, and multiple school districts including Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Gwinnett County Schools. The work solicited under this code encompasses hundreds of line items per procurement, ranging from bulk proteins, dairy, produce, and frozen specialty items to consumable food service supplies, with delivery to centralized distribution centers or individual facility locations, typically on FOB Destination terms with delivery windows ranging from 72 hours to 30 days from order.

Activity under this code concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply El Paso State Supported Living Center and statewide health services facilities, with historical annual value of $1.5 million and a response deadline of July 13, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with an earlier purchase reference of $13.75 per case; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition procurement across four schools, due June 15, 2026, with Buy American Act compliance required; and Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026. Most school district solicitations impose Child Nutrition meal pattern compliance and USDA standards, while corrections and state facility procurements often include extensive performance and complaint-resolution terms, debarment certifications, and mandatory insurance thresholds. Bidders commonly face firm, fixed-price requirements with price adjustments permitted only at contract renewal or subject to Consumer Price Index verification, and most opportunities require three references and completion of state affirmation and compliance forms.