UNSPSC 50582701: Non GMO celebrity celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO celebrity celery. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50582701 Non GMO celebrity celery, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally specifies a single produce item—non-GMO celebrity celery—yet the recent solicitation records show no demand for celery branded or marketed as "celebrity" or any other named cultivar sold as a standalone line item. Instead, state and local governments are procuring fresh produce broadly through institutional child nutrition programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and general food service operations where celery appears, if at all, as one of dozens of unremarkable vegetable line items bundled with apples, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and other staples. The code's nominal scope—a premium or specialty produce item identified by cultivar name—does not describe what school nutrition departments, county education systems, and municipal food service operations actually buy under this taxonomy.

State and local procurement activity in produce is concentrated among school districts and county education boards across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri, all competing for fresh-produce supply contracts through RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs with response windows typically 30 to 60 days. Recent representative procurements include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 128 school campuses (response deadline May 7, 2026); Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB 27-02 for 60 produce line items across 16 school locations (bid due April 14, 2026); Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 72 line items serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million combined (proposal due March 4, 2026); and Austin Independent School District (Texas) RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (due March 11, 2026). These procurements emphasize domestic sourcing, HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions, weekly or twice-weekly delivery with temperature control, and firm-price contracts with price-adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA market indices. Celery, when itemized, appears as a low-value commodity vegetable without cultivar differentiation, not as a specialty product commanding premium pricing or distinct procurement attention.