UNSPSC 50306308: Zwolle seedling rhubarb

The variety of rhubarb known as zwolle seedling rhubarb

UNSPSC 50306308 Zwolle seedling rhubarb is a Commodity code that in practice describes fresh produce and food-service supply contracts across institutional food programs, though the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for rhubarb or specialty seedling varieties. Instead, state and local agencies are actively procuring general fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and comprehensive grocery items for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, child care food programs, and regional parks. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, school districts, county and city procurement offices, and specialized boards of education across Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Mississippi. Work being solicited includes bi-weekly or daily fresh-produce delivery with strict quality and traceability requirements, often with local-vendor preferences or geographic sourcing mandates and compliance obligations under USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions, and food-safety regulations including HACCP plans.

Recent activity centers on school nutrition contracts (Madison Metropolitan School District seeking petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks; Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, and Early County school boards requesting fresh produce; DeSoto County requesting fresh produce distribution; Head Start of Greater Dallas procuring approximately $969,460.94 in frozen foods and produce), state correctional facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing three separate solicitations in September and October 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville), mental health and senior services (Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center seeking weekly fresh fruits and vegetables; City of San Antonio Department of Human Services seeking produce-market services at senior centers), and a county food service vendor (Collier County Board of County Commissioners seeking a food-service vendor for North Collier Regional Park with local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points). The geographic spread includes active procurement in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida, with school districts representing the largest concentration of recent solicitations. Due dates across the current block range from May 2026 through October 2026, with most school-year contracts effective July 1, 2026, and multiple vendors indicating preference for local or regional sourcing within specified mileage radii.