UNSPSC 50556301: Canned or jarred non GMO crimson red rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO crimson red rhubarb that has been canned or jarred 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 50556301 Canned or jarred non-GMO crimson red rhubarb, a Commodity code, sees limited direct procurement activity in recent state and local opportunities. The opportunities in the source reference canned and fresh fruit procurement broadly—applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce across multiple line items—but do not isolate crimson red rhubarb as a named line item or specific scope element. State and local food service buyers soliciting under this code include counties (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Hancock County, Georgia), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Texas; Bridgeport Board of Education, Connecticut), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and cities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). The issuing bodies purchase shelf-stable food products for institutional meal service, senior nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school cafeterias.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026), each for roughly 1,900–4,700 cases delivered to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple weekly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (proposals due August 24, 2026, and June 17, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education bid fresh produce for school nutrition (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for supplemental food and consumables including canned fruit and vegetables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with estimated contract value to $4.5 million over three years). The code shows no isolated opportunities for crimson red rhubarb by specification, suggesting procurement interest lies in broader canned-fruit and shelf-stable commodity bundles where rhubarb would compete as one line item among dozens.