UNSPSC 50422701: Dried celebrity celery

The variety of celery known as celebrity celery that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422701 Dried celebrity celery is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it show little alignment with the code's nominal scope. The source contains six recent solicitations; five are for dried beans (kidney, black, pinto, and red), one is for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service spanning beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items, and one covers general food supplies and kitchen products. None directly solicits dried celebrity celery. The opportunities that do appear under this code reflect institutional bulk procurement for correctional facilities, state agencies, educational programs, and food service operations — work that typically involves detailed USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning specifications, palletization requirements, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP regulations.

The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and purchasing divisions (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, Texas), correctional industries operations (Georgia), and municipal food service programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon) with additional solicitations from Texas and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation adjustment and a historical price of $0.493 per pound), Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (due October 9, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products across 382 line items including proteins, grains, and dairy (extended response due May 4, 2026). The code shows no recent relevant activity for its stated product — dried celebrity celery — and the miscoding pattern suggests evaluating whether this Commodity code accurately reflects current state and local procurement activity or has been misassigned in the source system.