UNSPSC 50526302: Non GMO early champagne rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO early champagne rhubarb. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50526302 Non GMO early champagne rhubarb is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code is nominally designated for a specific rhubarb variety, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code are predominantly school nutrition procurements for fresh produce, petite bananas, and produce-and-egg bundles—none of which involve rhubarb or match the code's stated scope. Madison Metropolitan School District posted two RFBs in July 2026 for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), neither of which references rhubarb; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, citrus, leafy greens, and specialty items) with no rhubarb specified. The mismatch between the code's commodity definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that non-GMO early champagne rhubarb does not appear as a distinct line item in current state and local school nutrition contracts.

School nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin are actively procuring fresh produce for the 2026–2027 fiscal year, but the opportunities reflect institutional demand for high-volume commodities—bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and eggs—purchased by school districts through RFBs, RFPs, and IFBs with response dates spanning March through July 2026. The Douglas County School System cooperative procurement (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) budgeted approximately $5.5 million across 30 districts in two Georgia regions for 72 produce and egg line items. If rhubarb procurement exists in state and local school nutrition, it does not surface in recent opportunities or is bundled into broader fresh-produce line items that do not isolate specialty varieties. The absence of rhubarb-specific or specialty produce solicitations in the block suggests pursuing this code carries execution risk unless the issuing jurisdiction explicitly includes rhubarb in a broader produce RFP.