UNSPSC 50526304: Non GMO sutton rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO sutton 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 50526304 Non GMO sutton rhubarb is a Commodity code. The recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows a significant mismatch: the solicitations tagged to 50526304 are overwhelmingly focused on fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs—primarily fruits, vegetables, and eggs—rather than rhubarb specifically. Madison Metropolitan School District solicited petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks; Hancock County Schools, Bartow County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Glynn County Schools, McAllen Independent School District, and Austin Independent School District all issued RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive fresh produce lines including apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, and eggs. The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida. No recent opportunities in the tagged dataset specifically request rhubarb or non-GMO rhubarb products.

The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its nominal scope. The mismatch between the code designation (Non GMO sutton rhubarb) and the actual solicitations (broad fresh produce for institutional food service) suggests either a classification error or a category that state and local agencies are not actively procuring under this particular code designation. The geographic activity spans multiple states—Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida—but represents school nutrition program procurement rather than procurement of rhubarb as a specialty or commodity item. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify the actual commodity classification used by target agencies and consider whether rhubarb procurement activity occurs under broader produce or agricultural commodity codes instead.