UNSPSC 50402710: Hopkins fenlander celery

The variety of celery known as hopkins fenlander celery

UNSPSC 50402710 Hopkins fenlander celery (Commodity) is not actively solicited by state and local governments based on recent opportunities. The code's nominal reference to a specific celery variety does not align with actual procurement activity in the source record. State and local food service buyers—school districts, criminal justice agencies, senior services, and Head Start programs—purchase fresh produce under commodity codes that reflect broad product categories rather than cultivar-specific nomenclature. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly tagged to this code; instead, state and local jurisdictions solicit fresh produce, vegetables, and comprehensive food service items under broader code families that encompass multiple produce types and sourcing methods.

The source shows robust activity in fresh produce procurement across elementary and secondary school nutrition programs, institutional food service (criminal justice, senior centers, Head Start), and child nutrition agencies throughout the Southeast, Texas, and Midwest. Representative recent solicitations include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) RFP 26039RFPDST seeking specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a proposal deadline of March 11, 2026; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days per week with a deadline of May 7, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined. Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with additional solicitations from Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. The code itself appears misaligned with current procurement practice; business development efforts should target the broader fresh-produce and vegetable family codes under which school districts, state agencies, and food service programs actively solicit.