UNSPSC 50582705: Non GMO giant pink celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant pink 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 50582705 Non GMO giant pink celery is a Commodity-tier code that state and local governments buy primarily as a fresh produce line item within broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically requesting non-GMO giant pink celery; instead, the code appears tagged on a broad fresh produce and food supply procurement from the State of Georgia. School districts across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri are actively buying fresh produce — including celery varieties — as components of child nutrition programs, cafeteria operations, and USDA-funded fresh fruit and vegetable initiatives, but the available records do not isolate demand for the non-GMO giant pink variety or demonstrate it as a standalone line item. The concrete work being solicited is fresh produce supply and delivery to elementary through high schools, with vendors delivering weekly or multiple times per week to individual school sites between early morning and mid-afternoon windows, maintaining temperature control and food safety certifications (HACCP, GAP, or equivalent), and pricing competitively against USDA market reports.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies — including Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), and Austin Independent School District (Texas) — along with the State of Georgia itself and a cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two Georgia regions). Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas and Florida; contracts are commonly awarded on a line-item basis to multiple vendors, with price evaluation using USDA Agricultural Marketing Service terminal market reports and firm-price terms for 12 months. The available opportunities show no recent solicitations explicitly naming non-GMO giant pink celery as a required or preferred item, suggesting the code may be assigned administratively to broader produce contracts rather than reflecting sustained demand for this specific variety. Vendors responding to these contracts typically must carry $1 million to $2 million general liability insurance, maintain HACCP or equivalent food safety plans, comply with Buy American provisions, and demonstrate multi-year experience with school food service.