UNSPSC 50366302: Canned or jarred early champagne rhubarb

The variety of rhubarb known as early champagne rhubarb that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50366302 Canned or jarred early champagne rhubarb is a Commodity code tracking shelf-stable preserved fruit products purchased by state and local government food service operations. The code shows minimal direct procurement activity under its specific product designation; recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code predominantly solicit broader categories of canned and preserved fruits, fresh produce, or general food commodities rather than rhubarb specifically. When rhubarb or similar canned fruit products appear in recent opportunities, they are typically bundled within larger food-supply line items for corrections facilities, state hospitals, school nutrition programs, senior services, and veterans' homes. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), county boards of education (Hancock County, Gwinnett County in Georgia), city school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and state-supported living centers. None of the recent opportunities specifically name canned rhubarb as a standalone line item or focus commodity; instead, they solicit canned applesauce, mixed canned vegetables, fresh produce assortments, and general food commodities where rhubarb would compete as an approved equivalent or optional item within broader procurement categories.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases, bids due July 31, 2026, with a historical unit price of $21.84 per case), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple quarterly cycles from June through December 2026, brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide (210 line items, estimated three-year contract value of up to $4.5 million, bid response deadline March 19, 2026). The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 IFQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (35 line items including canned proteins and vegetables, quotes due October 19, 2026) and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products serving Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouses across five geographic regions (approximately 382 line items, extended response deadline May 4, 2026) further illustrate the fragmented demand across corrections, public health, education, and aging services. The code itself appears underutilized as a primary search term; activity under it likely reflects system-wide food procurement tagging rather than targeted sourcing of rhubarb products.