UNSPSC 50306310: Tilden rhubarb

The variety of rhubarb known as tilden rhubarb

UNSPSC 50306310 Tilden rhubarb, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code names a single produce variety, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for rhubarb or specialty produce items. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad fresh produce procurement across multiple categories—apples, bananas, leafy greens, root vegetables, berries, melons, citrus, and other common fruits and vegetables—sourced by school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the actual buying pattern suggests either limited rhubarb demand in state and local procurement or a classification error in how individual opportunities were tagged.

State and local governments are actively procuring fresh produce, but under broader codes and commodity families rather than single-item specifications. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) to prison food warehouses with October 2026 response dates. School districts dominate the category: Madison Metropolitan School District bid separately for petite bananas ($78,000 estimated annual value, September 2026 start) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding; DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County, and Bryan County school systems in Mississippi and Georgia all issued produce bids in May and June 2026. The Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health sought fresh produce under small purchase and standard procurement processes (August 2026). Collier County (Florida) and the City of San Antonio (Texas) solicited produce-inclusive food service contracts for parks and senior centers. The geographic footprint spans Texas, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Georgia, and Mississippi, with school nutrition programs and institutional food service representing the primary buyer categories.