UNSPSC 50402709: Greensleeves celery

The variety of celery known as greensleeves celery

UNSPSC 50402709 Greensleeves celery, a Commodity code, describes fresh celery procurement by state and local food service operations — primarily correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show demand concentrated in institutional bulk fresh-produce contracts, particularly among Texas state agencies supplying inmate and resident meals. The work spans regular produce deliveries meeting USDA quality standards, often specified by case quantity with firm pricing on an F.O.B. Destination basis. Bidders face standard compliance requirements including liability insurance, E-Verify enrollment, debarment certification, and food-safety compliance, alongside performance standards such as seven-day delivery windows, damage-replacement obligations, and complaint resolution within 90 days. Many solicitations impose prevailing-wage certifications or prohibitions on specific boycotts and foreign adversaries.

Texas dominates recent activity under this code, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple fresh-produce contracts for warehouse locations (Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine) in September and October 2026, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting food-service consumables for state-supported living centers (Lufkin and Mexia) in August. The Illinois Department of Corrections posted a bi-weekly fresh-produce RFQ for Joliet Treatment Center due September 3, 2026, with a small-business set-aside and prevailing-wage requirements, while the Illinois Department of Mental Health sought weekly produce supplies for Madden Mental Health Center (RFP due August 14, 2026). Georgia school districts — Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, and Bryan County — conducted sealed-bid procurements for fresh produce during spring and early summer 2026, emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) with Wisconsin-sourced and diversity-preference provisions. Collier County (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services including produce at North Collier Regional Park (ITN due March 6, 2025, though this date appears inconsistent with posting in October 2026). The activity pattern suggests recurring, commodity-level buying cycles tied to fiscal-year procurement calendars, with response windows typically 1–3 weeks and contract terms running 12 months with renewal options.