UNSPSC 50536305: Dried non GMO timperley early rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO timperley early 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 50536305 Dried non-GMO Timperley early rhubarb is a Commodity code that appears in state and local solicitations predominantly as an incidental line item within broader grocery and food-service procurement, rather than as a standalone product category driving procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains no dedicated solicitations for dried rhubarb; instead, the code surfaces within large-scale school nutrition and institutional meal programs where dried produce items are listed as one of hundreds of line items in comprehensive food supply contracts. State and local buyers acquiring under this code include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Hancock County Board of Education), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), cities (Bridgeport, Dallas), and special-purpose districts. The work solicited covers breakfast items, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, and snack ingredients meeting Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, Buy American provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients for processed products), USDA compliance, HACCP food safety plans, and product formulation statements with nutritional labeling.

Recent representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), soliciting food product supply and delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across Virginia for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport's Grocery Items procurement (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program with over 1,100 line items; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026) for approximately $9 million in annual food and cold storage services across 32 schools; and the State of Georgia's Fresh Produce solicitation (IFB #4 2027-2026, due May 27, 2026). Dried rhubarb, when specified, appears in kitchen and pantry inventory rosters but generates no standalone procurement volume; activity under this code is concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi, with most volume driven by school district nutrition programs operating under federal child nutrition regulations and cooperative purchasing agreements rather than by direct demand for the dried product itself.