UNSPSC 50592707: Dried Non GMO giant white celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant white 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 50592707 Dried Non GMO Giant White Celery is a Commodity code that captures dried vegetable ingredients for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and state-supported facility dining operations. State and local governments purchasing under this code procure dried produce as components within larger grocery and fresh-produce contracts that support child nutrition, senior meal programs, and facility food service operations. The actual buying activity reflects institutional sourcing for compliance-heavy environments: school breakfast and lunch programs subject to the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, state health and human services facilities serving vulnerable populations, and county senior meal delivery networks. Issuing bodies span school district nutrition departments (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county government nutrition and aging services (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Georgia state procurement office).

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast and reflecting institutional bulk purchasing. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an RFQ for over 1,100 grocery line items including vegetables, fruits, and produce (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services, with Buy American requirements mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content and delivery to a central warehouse plus school sites. Hancock County Board of Education solicited bids on fresh produce spanning apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables for July 2026–June 2027 supply (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) with firm pricing and three delivery locations. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and September 2026–August 2027 initial term. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services across congregate and home-delivery settings (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. Georgia state procurement issued an IFB for food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). The code shows no standout activity outside the Southeast in the recent posting set, and the specific dried-vegetable commodity appears incidental to broader grocery and fresh-produce purchasing rather than as a stand-alone line item.