UNSPSC 50402714: Standard bearer celery

The variety of celery known as standard bearer celery

UNSPSC 50402714 Standard bearer celery (Commodity) represents fresh produce procurement by state and local jurisdictions, specifically celery and related fresh vegetables supplied to institutional food service operations including state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show heavy demand for bulk fresh produce delivery to institutional kitchens and food warehouses, with celery appearing alongside broader fresh-vegetable and fresh-produce line items in multi-item bids covering state hospitals, prisons, and school nutrition programs. The buying pattern is institutional commodity procurement—quantities measured in cases, delivery to central warehouses or facility kitchens, USDA quality standards, and firm fixed pricing on F.O.B. Destination terms with vendor responsibility for all transportation and handling costs.

State and local activity under this code concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission as standout repeat buyers. The Texas HHS Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumables and food service groceries to state-supported living centers (Lufkin, Mexia) since August 2026; TDCJ has solicited fresh fruit and vegetables for food warehouse operations at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne locations across the same period. Georgia school districts—Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County—have issued RFPs and sealed bids for local fresh produce to support school nutrition programs, typically with 400-mile sourcing preferences. Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) have posted small-purchase procurements for fresh produce and vegetables with fiscal-year 2027 contract terms. A school district in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan) and a county parks department in Florida (Collier County) also appear in recent activity. Representative solicitations include the Texas HHS Commission IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables including fresh vegetables, bids due October 23, 2026), TDCJ RFP IW267420 (fresh fruit and vegetables to Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026), Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 (local fresh fruits and vegetables for 2026-2027 school year, due June 22, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce (40 line items including vegetables, bids due June 16, 2026). Delivery schedules typically require bi-weekly to weekly service; all jurisdictions mandate compliance with food safety regulations, USDA quality standards, and prevailing insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million general liability.