UNSPSC 50402805: Rhubarb chard

The variety of chard known as rhubarb chard

UNSPSC 50402805 Rhubarb chard, a Commodity code, identifies a single fresh produce item that state and local governments procure as part of institutional food service operations — kitchens at correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show rhubarb chard is rarely sourced in isolation; instead, state and local buyers procure it as one line item within broader fresh produce, fresh fruit and vegetable, or food service grocery contracts that span dozens of produce types, prepared foods, and kitchen supplies. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services departments (Texas HHS, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education), and county or city agencies operating senior services or regional parks. Institutional food service represents the dominant buyer category, with school nutrition programs running close second. A single representative opportunity illustrates the market: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026, for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, with bids due October 23, 2026, spanning 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies for fiscal year 2027 operations on F.O.B. Destination terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, where school districts and state agencies have posted the majority of fresh produce solicitations in the recent period. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas HHS Commission, and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts have issued multiple produce-inclusive procurements for correctional and human services warehouses. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Department of Corrections round out the geographic spread. School districts increasingly emphasize local-sourcing filters (produce sourced within 400 miles) and seasonal variety in vendor scoring. Institutional buyers across all geographies expect firm fixed pricing on F.O.B. Destination terms, compliance with USDA grade standards, twice-weekly or weekly delivery schedules, and vendor assumption of all transportation and handling costs. Award timelines typically run 60 days post-bid opening, and contract terms span one year with optional renewal periods. The code shows active procurement activity driven by recurring institutional meal-service cycles, particularly school-year (July–June) and fiscal-year (September–August) buying rhythms.