UNSPSC 50402703: Chinese celery

The variety of celery known as chinese celery

UNSPSC 50402703 Chinese celery is a Commodity code that designates a specific produce item — fresh celery — purchased by state and local institutional food service operations including corrections departments, health and human services agencies, school nutrition programs, and other facility-based catering organizations. State and local governments buy Chinese celery as part of broader fresh produce supply contracts for institutional kitchens, cafeterias, and food warehouses serving correctional facilities, mental health centers, supported living facilities, schools, and senior services. The issuing bodies are primarily state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, school nutrition programs, and county boards of education across Texas, Illinois, and Georgia. Recent solicitations show procurement concentrated in Texas corrections facilities and health services operations, with school districts also active buyers.

Recent activity includes the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts for food warehouses at Wynne (IFB IW267411, due October 14, 2026) and Snyder (IFB IW267420, due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Mental Health requesting fresh fruits and vegetables for Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase procurement, due August 14, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (small business set-aside, bi-weekly deliveries, quote due September 3, 2026). School districts including Bryan County Schools in Georgia (sealed bid for fresh produce, due May 27, 2026) and Dougherty County Board of Education (sealed bid for 40 produce line items including celery, due June 16, 2026) are active in the market. The geographic spread concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with Texas corrections and health services operations representing the largest recent opportunity volume. Chinese celery appears in comprehensive produce specifications but is rarely called out as a line item; vendors pursuing these contracts should view celery as one component within broader fresh-produce supply arrangements rather than as a standalone procurement category.