UNSPSC 50592706: Dried Non GMO giant red celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant red 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 50592706 Dried Non GMO giant red celery is a Commodity code that represents a single specialized agricultural product line, yet recent state and local procurement activity shows minimal direct solicitation under this code. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting dried non-GMO giant red celery; instead, state and local food service buyers—school districts, county education systems, and senior meal programs—are procuring fresh produce, comprehensive grocery assortments, and meal delivery services under broader food-category codes. The code's narrow specificity (a single dried vegetable variety with non-GMO designation) does not align with the commodity aggregation patterns evident in state and local food service procurement.

School districts and county boards of education dominate the recent activity in the broader fresh produce and grocery space, with issuing bodies including Bridgeport Public Schools (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut). Most solicitations are IFBs or RFPs with response dates between January and June 2026, covering fresh produce procurement (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, leafy greens, citrus), comprehensive grocery supply with over 1,000 line items including vegetables and seasonings, and food distribution to multiple school sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Hillsborough County (Florida) represent state institutional and county-level meal service procurement. Dried specialty vegetables like the product in this code are occasionally included as minor line items within broad grocery bids, but no recent solicitation explicitly features dried non-GMO giant red celery as a primary or standalone procurement objective. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, and Texas, with the largest contract values in school nutrition programs ($3.1 million for Meriden, $9 million for Douglas County food distribution, $4.4 million for Douglas County produce and eggs across 30 districts, $17.8 million for Hillsborough County senior meals over three years). Pursuit of this specific commodity code is not warranted based on current market signals.