UNSPSC 50536300: Dried non GMO rhubarbs

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO rhubarb that has been dried for preservation. 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 50536300 Dried non-GMO rhubarbs, a Class code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The single representative opportunity tagged under this code—Bridgeport's grocery bid for school nutrition—covers over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat products, none of which are dried rhubarbs. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests that this code is either misapplied in state and local procurement systems or represents a negligible commodity line within broader grocery contracts.

State and local buyers who do tag procurement under this code do so primarily through school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education) procuring food service supplies under the National School Lunch Program, and the geographic activity appears concentrated in Connecticut based on available records. The absence of other recent opportunities specifically targeting dried non-GMO rhubarbs across state departments, county governments, municipalities, transit authorities, or special-purpose districts indicates minimal standalone demand. Vendors pursuing this UNSPSC code should expect activity to be incidental to larger master grocery or produce contracts rather than standalone line items, and should monitor broader food service RFPs and IFBs—particularly school nutrition procurement under UNSPSC families that cover processed vegetables and dried goods—for embedded rhubarb specifications.