UNSPSC 50582707: Non GMO giant white celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant white 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 50582707 Non GMO giant white celery, a Commodity code, does not map to current state and local procurement activity. The code describes a single produce item — non-GMO giant white celery — but the recent solicitations in the database under this classification tag food and produce procurement at a much broader scope: school nutrition programs, child nutrition services, farm-to-school initiatives, and institutional food supply chains that encompass dozens or hundreds of produce line items, eggs, dairy, grains, and prepared foods. The tagged opportunities reflect generalized fresh produce contracts rather than procurement of a specific celery variety. The source shows no solicitation requesting non-GMO giant white celery as a standalone item or narrow product line.

Recent activity under the code spans Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri school districts and county boards of education, primarily through IFB, RFP, and ITB notices for annual child nutrition and school food service contracts. Representative opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) requesting fresh produce for child nutrition via RFP 2026-048 with response due May 7, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issuing RFP 26039RFPDST for fresh fruit and vegetable program delivery to 18 elementary schools with proposals due March 11, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) posting RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas with response due March 4, 2026. These contracts typically require USDA compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, on-time weekly or bi-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, and firm pricing for 12-month terms with renewal options. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education focused on National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program sourcing.