UNSPSC 50526309: Non GMO macdonald rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO macdonald 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 50526309 Non GMO MacDonald rhubarb, a Commodity code, does not reflect substantial recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — specialty rhubarb varieties — diverges sharply from what state and local governments are actually buying. The recent opportunities tagged to this code instead document produce procurement for food service operations: school district bids for fresh fruits and vegetables (bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus); county and school nutrition programs seeking locally sourced produce; and regional park concession food services. While rhubarb does not appear as a line item in any of these solicitations, the underlying activity — fresh produce acquisition for institutional food service — falls under a broader produce family rather than this specific commodity code.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing fresh produce procurement include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin; Hancock County Board of Education and Early County Board of Education in Georgia; Bartow County School System in Georgia), county parks departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), health care coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state agencies (State of Georgia). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin, with additional solicitations in Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026, estimated $78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items across multiple apple, berry, and vegetable varieties (bids due June 26, 2026); and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026). Evaluation criteria commonly weight cost, geographic or local-sourcing preference, traceability and compliance documentation, diverse-owned business status, and references. No substantial recent opportunities specifically for non-GMO MacDonald rhubarb have appeared in the state and local procurement pipeline.