UNSPSC 50366306: Canned or jarred valentine rhubarb

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

UNSPSC 50366306 Canned or jarred valentine rhubarb is a Commodity code that in practice spans canned and jarred fruit products—applesauce, pears, and similar preserved fruits—procured by state corrections departments, school districts, health and human services agencies, and other state-supported facilities for food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show activity centered on institutional food supply contracts where preserved fruit products serve as staple ingredients for cafeteria and nutrition programs rather than specialty valentine-branded items.

State corrections departments and school nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (most recently S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026), while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited supplemental food and consumable products including canned fruits for state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0016792 and HHS0016792V2). School districts including Austin Independent School District, Dallas Independent School District, and the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services solicit produce, grocery, and food products across multiple categories that encompass canned and fresh fruit. Activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest: Oregon (Department of Corrections repeat buyer), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, Austin ISD), Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County school systems), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Illinois (State Chief Procurement Office). Recent representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem (response due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing), the Texas HHSC IFB for supplemental food and consumables including canned goods for state facilities statewide (HHS0017449, response due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spend of $1.5 million), and Dallas ISD's RFP for various food products including spice and ice cream lots for the 2026-27 school year (JC250079, response due April 2, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring domestic content or processing, prevailing wage compliance, liability insurance minimums of $1 million or higher, and firm fixed pricing for contract periods are standard terms across these solicitations.