UNSPSC 50346304: Frozen sutton rhubarb

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

UNSPSC 50346304 Frozen sutton rhubarb, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged with this code show no procurement activity for frozen rhubarb; instead, they document broad frozen-food and grocery solicitations spanning fresh produce, ice cream, dried fruits, frozen vegetables, and comprehensive food-service products for schools, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. The code's nominal scope—a single specialty frozen product—bears no relationship to the multi-category food-service procurement patterns in the state and local market. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia Department of Education, New Jersey Department of Human Services), county school boards (Hancock County, Douglas County, Bulloch County, Fulton County, Henry County in Georgia; Bridgeport in Connecticut), county correctional and social-services offices (Santa Clara County, California), independent school districts (City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Hillsborough County in Florida, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia), and nonprofit child-care agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas). No repeat buyer emerges; each jurisdiction appears once.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (ten opportunities across multiple school districts), Texas (three HHSC solicitations plus Head Start of Greater Dallas), and scattered single opportunities in Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, California, New Jersey, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026), the City of Bridgeport's grocery solicitation for school nutrition (closed June 30, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods and produce (estimated value $969,460.94, bids due June 24, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (response due June 26, 2026), Douglas County School System's RFP for a main-line food distributor (response due February 18, 2026, estimated annual spend $9 million), and the County of Santa Clara's ITB for dried fruits and nuts to correctional food services (due February 5, 2026). The code assignment appears erroneous; food-service procurement at this volume and scope should map to broad grocery or produce families, not a single frozen-rhubarb commodity.