UNSPSC 50402701: Celebrity celery

The variety of celery known as celebrity celery

UNSPSC 50402701 Celebrity celery, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, including state correctional facilities, school districts, senior centers, mental health facilities, and state-supported living centers. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show demand for fresh vegetables—particularly celery, carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and leafy greens—procured through IFBs and RFPs for bi-weekly or weekly delivery to canteens, cafeterias, and institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city school districts (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District), county governments (Collier County), and specialized public entities such as Head Start programs and senior services divisions. Texas agencies, particularly HHSC and TDCJ, appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with scattered procurement from Wisconsin and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple solicitations for fresh fruits and vegetables to food warehouses serving correctional facilities (due October 14 and 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin with a diversity preference (due July 29, 2026), and Bartow County Schools' RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables with a 400-mile sourcing requirement and weighted evaluation (due June 22, 2026). Collier County's ITN for concession food services at North Collier Regional Park carries a 10-point local-vendor preference and requires three-year initial terms with renewal options. School districts frequently embed local-sourcing preferences, organic-produce discounts, and USDA program compliance requirements into bid evaluation.