UNSPSC 50402706: Giant red celery

The variety of celery known as giant red celery

UNSPSC 50402706 Giant red celery, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce supply to state and local institutional food service operations — specifically celery and other fresh vegetables delivered to correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring fresh produce under this code as part of broader food-service contracts for institutional cafeterias, canteens, and nutrition programs, often bundled with other fresh fruits, vegetables, and food supplies rather than as standalone celery-only buys. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, City of San Antonio), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Bartow County Schools and Dougherty County Schools in Georgia, Early County Schools in Georgia, Bryan County Schools in Georgia), and nonprofit community organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas state agencies—particularly HHSC and TDCJ—appear as repeat buyers, issuing multiple food-service solicitations monthly across state-supported living centers and correctional facilities. Georgia school districts show sustained procurement activity for fresh produce under their nutrition programs.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026) covering prepared foods and supplies including produce items for fiscal 2027; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267376 (Fresh Fruit & Vegetables–Palestine, posted October 12, 2026, proposals due October 19, 2026) and companion solicitations IW267420 and IW267411 for Snyder and Wynne food warehouses; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (Fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, posted August 27, 2026, quotes due September 3, 2026) under small-business set-aside requesting bi-weekly celery, peppers, lettuce, and other produce meeting USDA standards; and the Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (Local Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, posted May 21, 2026, proposals due June 22, 2026) requiring local sourcing within 400 miles and seasonal availability documentation. School-nutrition and correctional-facility procurement dominates the recent activity, with pricing typically quoted per unit, pound, or case on F.O.B. Destination terms, delivery cycles ranging from weekly to bi-weekly, and contracts generally running one to three years with renewal options.