UNSPSC 50346307: Frozen victoria rhubarb

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

UNSPSC 50346307 Frozen victoria rhubarb, a Commodity code, describes individual frozen rhubarb products that state and local governments source for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, hospitals, and child care operations. Recent solicitations confirm that frozen rhubarb appears as a line item within broader grocery and produce procurement categories rather than as a standalone commodity. School districts, state health and human services departments, and county correction facilities issue most of the relevant solicitations, typically bundling frozen rhubarb with dozens or hundreds of other food items spanning proteins, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and prepared foods. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple recent IFBs for food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers, each encompassing hundreds of line items across frozen, refrigerated, and shelf-stable categories. Similarly, school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Connecticut are actively soliciting comprehensive grocery and produce contracts for child nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program frameworks, where frozen produce — including rhubarb — typically appears as one specification among many. Head Start agencies, county correction departments, and state food distribution programs round out the buyer base.

Geographic activity clusters most heavily in Georgia and Texas, with significant recent procurement from Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 Groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), covering approximately 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy products, beverages, and consumable supplies with a historical baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for grocery items supporting the Board of Education's food service (due June 30, 2026), spanning over 1,100 line items with Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance; and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for grocery products (sealed bids due June 24, 2026) seeking primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers of approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products totaling an estimated $969,460.94 in value. Frozen victoria rhubarb does not appear as a named or standalone item in the available solicitation summaries — the code shows activity only as part of larger food service procurement bundles where frozen produce specifications are referenced generically. Vendors pursuing this code should focus on comprehensive frozen-produce and grocery-distribution capabilities rather than rhubarb specialty, as the actual buying pattern reflects institutional food service consolidation rather than targeted rhubarb procurement.