UNSPSC 50592709: Dried Non GMO greensleeves celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO greensleeves 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 50592709 Dried Non GMO Greensleeves Celery, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within broader school nutrition and institutional food procurement but shows little concrete recent activity in state and local government contracting specifically targeting this item. The recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass large-scale food service procurement across school districts, county governments, state agencies, and special-purpose districts—chiefly school nutrition programs and senior meal services—but dried non-GMO greensleeves celery appears as one line item among hundreds in comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and food supply solicitations rather than as a standalone procurement focus. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products procurement (HHS0017449, IFB due July 13, 2026) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and the Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce bid (PE67080NONST2027000000013, IFB due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ produce line items. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), county school districts (Hancock County, Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County), municipal school systems (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), county governments (Hillsborough County), and independent school districts (Pascagoula-Gautier). All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural commodity content (typically 51% for processed products) and federal compliance including HACCP, nutritional labeling, and food safety standards.

The code sees activity concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, with solicitations posted primarily from January through June 2026. School nutrition programs dominate the procurement volume, with summer meal service, regular K-12 breakfast and lunch, and senior congregate and home-delivered meal programs forming the core demand. Vegetable procurement—including fresh celery, dried celery, and celery-based seasoning and bases—typically appears as one commodity line among dozens in comprehensive produce, grocery, and food supply contracts. The Meriden Public Schools RFP (RFP02641, due February 25, 2026) reflects approximately $3.1 million in anticipated annual value for comprehensive grocery and produce supply; the Douglas County School System's food supply RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) estimated $9 million annually for 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools. Geographic spread and issuing-body diversity suggest routine, recurring demand tied to school calendar and fiscal-year cycles, with most contract performance running July 1 through June 30 annually. However, no recent opportunity explicitly names dried greensleeves celery as a standalone procurement line or core evaluation factor, limiting the code's utility as a standalone targeting vector for vendors specializing solely in this product.