UNSPSC 50422708: Dried golden self-blanching celery

The variety of celery known as golden self-blanching celery that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422708 Dried golden self-blanching celery is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single dried vegetable product, but the recent opportunities associated with it involve much broader food procurement categories — school meal programs, institutional food service, and produce supply contracts that encompass dozens of line items spanning proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, and condiments rather than celery specifically. The disconnect between the code's narrow product scope and the actual purchasing patterns suggests either broad tagging practices by procurement offices or a mismatch in how opportunities are classified in the state and local system.

The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state correctional and health agencies across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, with school districts dominating the recent activity. Representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 with bids due April 27, 2026, covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) soliciting grocery items for the 2026–27 school year with bids due April 29, 2026; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing an RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative with responses due March 4, 2026, covering 30 school districts across two regions with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing an IFB through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with responses due May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items and multiple warehouse locations. Oregon Department of Corrections solicitations for dried pinto and red beans (June 2026) and dried pinto beans alone (March 2026) appear more directly aligned with the code's product scope but represent isolated institutional food procurement rather than a trend. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, and Oregon.