UNSPSC 50592700: Dried Non GMO celery

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO celery that has been dried for preservation. 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 50592700 Dried Non GMO celery, a Class code, does not reflect the actual scope of recent state and local grocery and meal service procurement. The cited opportunities show widespread solicitation for comprehensive food supply and school nutrition contracts spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared meals — not dried celery specifically. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), county and city governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, City of Dallas), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and special-purpose nutrition authorities. The solicitations cluster heavily around K-12 school nutrition programs and senior meal services, with infrastructure requirements including licensed food service facilities, HACCP plans, Buy American compliance documentation, and delivery to multiple school sites or senior centers on tight weekly schedules.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for 200-plus line items (due June 26, 2026); Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years (due June 25, 2026); Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution to 32 schools serving 25,500 students with estimated annual spend of $9 million (due February 18, 2026); and Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million for 2026-2027 (due February 25, 2026). School nutrition contracts uniformly mandate firm fixed pricing, prepaid freight delivery to multiple sites, product nutritional labeling, domestic agricultural content under Buy American provisions, and vendor-held liability insurance at $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. The code's nominal focus on dried celery does not align with the breadth and dollar scale of actual procurement activity.