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, a Commodity code, maps nominally to a single dried-vegetable product but in practice captures a tiny slice of state and local institutional food procurement. The recent solicitations tagged with this code reveal that state and local governments actually use it as a catchall for broad food-service contracts spanning fresh produce, packaged groceries, meal preparation and delivery, and kitchen consumables — not dried celery specifically. The issuing bodies are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the El Paso State Supported Living Center), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior nutrition), and statewide purchasing (State of Georgia). The scope of work under these solicitations includes National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content, nutritional-standards alignment with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and in larger-scale contracts, meal preparation and delivery logistics with strict food-safety documentation (HACCP plans, health inspections, product formulation statements, and laboratory testing). Contracts require firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, payment on Net 45 Day terms, and compliance with extensive insurance and background-screening mandates.

The geographic spread centers on the Southeast and South (Texas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi) and Northeast (Connecticut), with the largest recent opportunity in Hillsborough County, Florida (estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 for senior meal preparation and delivery, ITB due June 25, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce across over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year under IFB due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases requested bids on over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services under RFQ (electronic bid) BNB052266 due June 30, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 11, 2026 and historical annual spend of $1.5 million. The code shows minimal thematic coherence with its nominal product line and appears to serve as a residual classification for institutional nutrition procurement across multiple food categories and service types rather than as a targeted vehicle for dried-celery suppliers.