UNSPSC 50396400: Organic rhubarb purees

The type of organic fruit known as organic rhubarb which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50396400 Organic rhubarb purees, a Class code, nominally describes single-product procurement; however, the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code span broad food-service categories with no organic rhubarb purees represented. The solicitations captured in the dataset reflect general food commodity procurement for schools, corrections facilities, health and human services agencies, county nutrition programs, and municipal education boards — with line items typically including proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, canned and fresh produce, beverages, and consumable supplies. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and independent school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas). The mix tilts toward state-level food procurement for institutional facilities — prisons, veterans homes, state hospitals, supported living centers — alongside school nutrition and county senior services operations.

Geographic activity is anchored in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut, with Texas showing the highest volume of recent solicitations across TDCJ, HHSC, and Austin ISD. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two nearly identical ITBs for canned applesauce (solicitations S2910000016975 in May 2026 and S2910000017453 in July 2026), each requesting approximately 1,900–4,760 cases at historical pricing near $21.83–$21.84 per case, with Oregon preference scoring (combined 5–10 percent for state-processed goods and resident bidders). Texas HHSC and DSHS issued a $4.5 million maximum-value supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) and a separate $1.5 million quarterly food supply IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026). Gwinnett County in Georgia requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026). The code shows no material recent activity in organic rhubarb purees; the mismatch suggests this category code may be misaligned with actual procurement practice or the code applies to a narrower product line than reflected in the broader food-service opportunities currently posted.