UNSPSC 50376309: Canned or jarred organic macdonald rhubarb

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

UNSPSC 50376309 Canned or jarred organic macdonald rhubarb is a Commodity code that in practice describes shelf-stable preserved fruits and vegetables sourced by state and local food service operations. Recent state and local opportunities under this code show purchasing bodies acquiring canned and jarred produce—applesauce, rhubarb, and mixed canned vegetables—as components of broader food-service procurement by corrections departments, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and county social services. The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education and county social services (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and municipal procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). These solicitations are typically issued as ITBs or IFBs with fixed firm pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications and Buy American requirements where federal school lunch or similar programs are involved.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and West. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026), each for approximately 1,900–4,760 cases, with Oregon preferences of up to 10 percent combined. Texas agencies—HHSC, TDCJ, and state health services—have issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables serving correctional facilities and state-supported living centers, including the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026, extended) covering 382 line items for prison cafeterias across five geographic areas. In Georgia, Gwinnett County requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning 200+ line items. Illinois has issued multiple weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026). Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026), and Bridgeport, Connecticut solicited commodities for school nutrition (IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026, with 115 line items under Buy American requirements). Historical pricing points to modest unit costs—approximately $21.84–$21.83 per case for applesauce—with annual contract values ranging from $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multi-year terms at the larger state procurements.