UNSPSC 50582710: Non GMO hopkins fenlander celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO hopkins fenlander 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 50582710 Non GMO Hopkins Fenlander Celery, a Commodity code, maps poorly to the recent state and local procurement activity in the source data, which shows no solicitations for celery or any other specific produce item named by variety or cultivar. The recent opportunities spanning Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida school districts and county purchasing offices solicit broad fresh-produce categories and multi-item grocery bundles under generic headings such as "Fresh Produce," "Food Supplies and Other Kitchen Products," and "Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items," typically encompassing dozens of line items (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, onions, citrus, potatoes, berries, melons, eggs, and dairy products) rather than single cultivars. The code's extreme specificity—naming a single vegetable by varietal trademark—does not align with how state and local procurement offices classify institutional food sourcing.

School districts and county boards of education are the dominant buyers in the dataset, issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for multi-vendor annual contracts (typically July 1 through June 30 fiscal cycles) that require delivery to multiple school sites, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and firm pricing for 12-month terms. Solicitations emphasize bulk quantities measured in cases and units, competitive line-item bidding, and references to USDA pricing benchmarks (Atlanta Terminal Market Reports, Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index). The geographic distribution centers on Georgia (Douglas County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee County, and State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, Northside ISD, McAllen ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County). Procurement activity is heaviest in the March–May window, with bids typically due in late April through early June and contracts commencing July 1. A vendor pursuing this code should reframe the opportunity as institutional fresh-produce supply through multi-line-item school nutrition contracts rather than specialty celery varietals, or evaluate whether the code assignment reflects a data-entry error rather than genuine procurement intent.