UNSPSC 50396404: Organic sutton rhubarb purees

The variety of organic rhubarb known as organic sutton rhubarb which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50396404 Organic sutton rhubarb purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional food service—including school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, county senior services, and veterans' homes. Recent opportunities show the code being used as a catch-all for multiline food procurement: Gwinnett County (Georgia) is purchasing 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, and canned vegetables) for the Department of Community Services; the Oregon Department of Corrections is bidding canned applesauce; Austin Independent School District is seeking dried fruit bars and apple crisps; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is sourcing supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide; and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut is buying commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The issuing bodies span county governments, state agencies (corrections, health and human services, education), school districts, and municipal purchasing offices. Most recent activity involves either brand-specific or brand-or-equal specifications, with Buy American provisions common in school nutrition solicitations.

Solicitation activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, and Ohio. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 (informal written quotes due October 19, 2026, for 1,062 cases of food items delivered to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's HHS0016792v2 (IFB for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, questions deadline March 5, 2026, bid closing March 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (canned applesauce, approximately 4,760 cases, bids due July 31, 2026, with a combined 10 percent Oregon goods and headquarters preference); and Austin Independent School District's 27RFP004 (dried fruit bars and apple crisps, proposals due July 16, 2026). Most procurement offices require FOB destination pricing, delivery within 7 to 72 hours of order receipt, compliance with federal food safety standards, and commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. Price adjustments are typically restricted to renewal periods or indexed to commodity indices or wage changes, and awards are frequently made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or, increasingly, on best-value criteria incorporating vendor performance history.