UNSPSC 50592705: Dried Non GMO giant pink celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant pink 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 50592705 Dried Non GMO giant pink celery is a Commodity code that nominally names a single dried vegetable product, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code bears no meaningful relationship to the commodity itself. The fourteen recent solicitations under this code span school district meal programs, senior nutrition services, institutional food service, and municipal catering—none of which specifically procure dried non-GMO giant pink celery. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact in state and local procurement systems, used as a catch-all or placeholder for broader food and produce contracts rather than as a targeted procurement vehicle for this specific dried vegetable item. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Pascagoula-Gautier, Meriden, Douglas County), county governments (Hancock County, Hillsborough County), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and a municipality (City of Dallas). The mix reflects school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer class, with secondary activity in senior services and state institutional feeding.

Recent opportunities cluster in school nutrition procurement across Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items bid (IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items with Buy American compliance and National School Lunch Program standards; the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (IFB, due June 26, 2026) for 200+ produce line items across three school delivery sites; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB, due April 27, 2026) requiring bidders to supply minimum 76 items to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and the Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line distributor to supply 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a separate IFB (due July 13, 2026) for institutional food service at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually. These opportunities reflect firm fixed pricing, Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic content in processed products, Buy American compliance, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school or institutional sites. The code shows no relevant activity for the specific commodity it names.