UNSPSC 50536310: Dried non GMO tilden rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO tilden 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 50536310 Dried non GMO tilden rhubarb (Commodity) captures a narrow ingredient category that does not appear in recent state and local solicitations. The recent opportunities posted under this code span broad institutional food procurement — grocery items for school lunch programs, fresh produce for school nutrition services, senior meal preparation and delivery, state facility food service, and packaged meal boxes for summer food programs — but none specifically name dried rhubarb or match the dried specialty-ingredient scope the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), each soliciting institutional food supply contracts under RFP, IFB, or ITB procedures.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi, with recent bids due between April 2026 and July 2026. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items across breakfast, cereals, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, and dairy (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce including apples, berries, leafy greens, and root vegetables across three school delivery sites (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years (due June 25, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity; state and local procurement offices appear to be tagging broad food-service and institutional nutrition solicitations without specificity to dried rhubarb or comparable specialty dried ingredients.