UNSPSC 50462805: Canned or jarred rhubarb chard

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

UNSPSC 50462805 Canned or jarred rhubarb chard (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally identifies a single preserved vegetable product, but the recent opportunities posted under or near this classification actually solicit broad food supply categories — canned tomatoes, fresh produce, groceries, school nutrition staples, and consumable supplies for institutional facilities — none of which target rhubarb chard specifically. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the wide-ranging food procurement activity captured in state and local notices suggests either that the code is rarely used in practice or that opportunities nominally tagged to it reflect administrative classification rather than actual commodity demand.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under food-related codes include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools, Georgia; Muscogee County, Liberty County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems, Georgia; Douglas County School System, Georgia), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, State of Georgia), and county-level nutrition programs (Muscogee County, Liberty County). The frequency of school-nutrition-focused solicitations — particularly for annual K-12 grocery and produce contracts with July-through-June cycles — signals a sustained and predictable buyer cohort. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, approximately $1.5 million prior-period value), the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes, approximately 7,616 cases (due June 19, 2026, prior purchase $13.75 per case), Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for master grocery K-12 serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for food products across multiple categories (due June 15, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative (estimated spend $4.4–$5.5 million, due March 4, 2026). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school districts dominating the volume of solicitation.