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 identifies a single produce item, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it shows little direct relevance to the code's scope. The most-recent opportunities display a far broader spectrum of food and consumable procurement spanning fresh produce, prepared meals, grocery staples, and institutional food service. State and local governments are actively soliciting under related codes for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food service operations, and bulk grocery supply — all of which may incidentally include dried vegetables or specialty produce items, but none are narrowly focused on dried non-GMO giant pink celery as a named commodity. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), municipal public health and purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). This mix reflects the decentralized nature of institutional food procurement across K–12 nutrition programs, senior services, and facility operations.

Geographic activity spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, and other jurisdictions with recent bids posted in June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services under IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year under IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 11, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners requesting senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content are common in school nutrition solicitations. The code itself shows limited recent activity directly targeting dried non-GMO giant pink celery as a standalone line item; pursuit should focus on broader institutional food service and school nutrition contracts where specialty dried vegetables may be included as line items within larger scopes.