UNSPSC 50316309: Organic macdonald rhubarb

The variety of organic rhubarb known as organic macdonald rhubarb

UNSPSC 50316309 Organic macdonald rhubarb is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not match the code's nominal scope. The opportunities solicited are fresh produce for school nutrition programs—bananas, apples, berries, vegetables, eggs, and other fresh fruits and vegetables for child nutrition service—rather than organic rhubarb specifically. School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin are the primary issuing bodies, with activity centered on annual or multi-year contracts to supply produce to elementary, middle, and high schools serving the National School Lunch Program and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.

The actual work being solicited is weekly or twice-weekly delivery of fresh, whole, and pre-cut produce in bulk case quantities to school food production centers and cafeterias. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual contract value, due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 produce line items including apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027), and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two Georgia regions (approximately $5.5 million combined estimated annual spend, due March 4, 2026). School districts in Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin posted the majority of recent opportunities, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 annually. Buy American domestic-sourcing requirements, HACCP plan and food-safety compliance, weekly delivery scheduling, and cost-plus or fixed-unit-price models are standard across solicitations. The code's mismatch with actual procurement activity suggests a taxonomy classification error at the source.