UNSPSC 50556307: Canned or jarred non GMO victoria rhubarb

The variety of non GMO rhubarb known as non GMO victoria 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 50556307 Canned or jarred non-GMO Victoria rhubarb is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable fruit and vegetable preserves procured primarily through school districts, county boards of education, state correctional and health-and-human-services agencies, and municipal nutrition centers for food service operations. State and local buyers use this code for canned fruit products — applesauce, mixed canned fruits, and other shelf-stable produce — as part of broader food-supply contracts that also include frozen proteins, dairy, grains, and fresh produce. The actual procurement activity shows school nutrition programs, corrections departments, state-supported living centers, and county senior services relying on canned fruit to meet federal nutrition requirements and budget constraints, with products specified to USDA commodity grades and packaged for institutional food service. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health-and-human-services commissions (Texas), state universities and veterans homes (Illinois), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Gwinnett County, Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD, Texas), municipal boards of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and county social-services agencies (Gwinnett County Community Services).

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned fruit applesauce in May and July 2026 (4,760 and 1,904 cases respectively, ITB S-29100-00017453 and S-29100-00016975, due dates June 2 and July 31, 2026), with Oregon-goods and Oregon-vendor preferences totaling 10 percent applied at award. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables and proteins for the Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bid fresh and preserved produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (proposals due August 24 and June 17, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured supplemental food and consumables statewide including canned fruit for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026; IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with an estimated maximum contract value of $4.5 million over three years). All recent solicitations specify FOB Destination delivery, firm pricing for stated contract periods, USDA compliance, and commercial liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. Buy American and domestic-content requirements apply in school nutrition contexts under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, with 51 percent domestic content mandated for processed products.