UNSPSC 50346301: Frozen crimson red rhubarb

The variety of rhubarb known as crimson red rhubarb that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50346301 Frozen crimson red rhubarb (Commodity) addresses a narrow product line within state and local food procurement, though the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly requesting frozen crimson red rhubarb. Instead, the code appears tagged on broader grocery and food-service procurement notices that span produce, proteins, prepared foods, and consumables across institutional buyers — state hospitals, school nutrition programs, detention facilities, and child care programs. The actual work being solicited under code 50346301, based on the recent opportunities, encompasses large-scale food procurement for institutional food service operations, with rhubarb representing one item within multi-hundred-line-item grocery bids that include frozen and fresh vegetables, fruits, proteins, dairy, and food-service supplies. State and local issuing bodies soliciting food supplies include state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC), county boards of education and school districts (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham, Fulton County, Rockwood, Decatur, Douglas County, Early County in Georgia, Missouri, and Florida), city school departments (Bridgeport), county governments (Santa Clara County Corrections), and federally funded child-care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas HHSC emerges as a standout repeat buyer, posting multiple state-hospital and state-supported-living-center food solicitations over the past six months.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (school districts in Bulloch, Hancock, Henry, Savannah-Chatham, Fulton, Douglas, and Decatur counties), Texas (HHSC statewide solicitations and Head Start of Greater Dallas), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and California (Santa Clara County). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for grocery items under National School Lunch Program requirements (bids closed June 30, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods and produce for child care programs ($969,460.94 estimated value, bids due June 24, 2026), HHSC's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center (bids due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026). These solicitations are primarily IFBs and RFPs with firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple school sites or institutional facilities, compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions, and contract terms typically running one year with renewal options.