UNSPSC 50356310: Frozen organic tilden rhubarb

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

UNSPSC 50356310 Frozen organic Tilden rhubarb is a Commodity code that nominally covers a single specialty produce item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows a significant mismatch: the opportunities posted are for broad grocery and fresh-produce procurement, not frozen organic Tilden rhubarb specifically. School districts and municipalities are using this code as a catch-all for child nutrition services food procurement spanning hundreds of line items—breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, meat products, and fresh produce—rather than for a single frozen rhubarb product. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System), with one city procurement office (Bridgeport) and one state agency (State of Georgia). All procurements support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program under USDA child nutrition rules, including Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, carry substantial liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 coverage), comply with E-Verify authorization, meet whole-grain and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and accept delivery terms with no fuel surcharges.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and neighboring states, with the densest posting frequency from Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), one Missouri district (Rockwood R-VI in St. Louis County), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items RFQ (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, spanning 1,100+ line items with LINQ School Solutions ordering), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ produce items), and Douglas County School System's fresh-produce RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026, serving 30 districts with estimated spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geographic area). Payment terms run Net 30 to Net 45 days, with contract periods typically July 1 through June 30 the following year and options to extend or renew. The code shows no recent genuine frozen organic Tilden rhubarb procurement; the category-level code assignment appears to reflect system miscoding rather than actual commodity relevance.