UNSPSC 50412700: Organic celery

The type of organic vegetable known as organic celery

UNSPSC 50412700 Organic celery is a Class code that represents produce procurement for state and local school nutrition programs, with recent solicitations focused on fresh produce supply contracts rather than organic celery specifically. School districts across the Southeast—including Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Utah—are actively soliciting fresh produce under this code to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. The scope of work encompasses weekly or twice-weekly delivery of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs to multiple school sites, with vendors required to maintain HACCP certification, temperature-controlled delivery, Buy American compliance, liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, and adherence to USDA food safety and child nutrition standards. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education—ranging from small rural districts serving 11,200 students to urban systems serving 83,000 students—along with cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative that aggregate demand across 30 districts. Pricing models vary between firm fixed-price contracts with prospective redetermination, cost-plus-fixed-fee structures, and USDA market-index-based markups, with price increases generally capped at 3–5 percent and requiring documentation through USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with additional opportunities in Florida, Missouri, and Utah. The Douglas County School System (through the GEC Buying Cooperative) issued RFP SN 26-004 in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with proposals due March 4, 2026. The Early County Board of Education in Georgia solicited line-by-line bids for approximately 300 food items including produce, dairy, and non-food supplies with a June 8, 2026 deadline and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas issued RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to all district campuses with a May 7, 2026 deadline and evaluation criteria weighted 35 percent on price and 25 percent on extent of goods meeting needs. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida solicited proposals under RFP 26039RFQDST for specialty fruits and vegetables supporting the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at approximately 18 elementary schools, with an estimated annual budget of $600,000 and proposals originally due March 11, 2026. The code shows sustained, consistent procurement activity across multiple jurisdictions and cooperative purchasing vehicles with firm response deadlines primarily clustered in March through June 2026.