UNSPSC 50592708: Dried Non GMO golden self-blanching celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO golden self-blanching 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 50592708 Dried Non GMO golden self-blanching celery is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, sits within a much broader procurement ecosystem for school nutrition and institutional meal services rather than dried celery as a standalone product. State and local agencies—school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services commissions, and municipal governments—use this code family to classify food products for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional feeding operations. The actual procurement activity shows school districts and state agencies soliciting comprehensive grocery and produce contracts encompassing dozens or hundreds of line items including fresh vegetables, frozen and canned goods, dairy, proteins, grains, and condiments, with individual product specifications embedded within those master bids. The issuing bodies span independent school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), county systems (Douglas County School System in Georgia, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and city purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport in Connecticut, City of Dallas). Most activity clusters around K-12 school nutrition procurement, with secondary activity in senior meal delivery, state-supported living facilities, and special-purpose food service contracts.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting grocery items (RFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services across over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with historical annual value of approximately $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issuing an IFB for fresh produce spanning 200 line items across multiple apple, berry, vegetable, and specialty fruit categories (due June 26, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services statewide (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026) valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years; and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia procuring Master Grocery K-12 services across 45 schools plus distribution centers (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut) and mid-Atlantic (Virginia), though activity spans from Connecticut to Texas. Most contracts run on annual or multi-year school-year cycles (July 1 through June 30), require firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, mandate Buy American compliance, demand HACCP food safety plans with 24/7 recall capability, and specify delivery to multiple school sites within narrow time windows on weekday mornings. School districts consistently require three to five years of prior experience, commercial general liability insurance in the $500,000 to $2,000,000 range, and compliance with federal child nutrition program regulations including Title 7 CFR sections governing the National School Lunch Program and whole-grain and sodium standards under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.