UNSPSC 50592710: Dried Non GMO hopkins fenlander celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO hopkins fenlander 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 50592710 Dried Non GMO Hopkins Fenlander Celery is a Commodity code representing a single dried vegetable product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food service programs rather than in standalone purchases. Recent state and local solicitations do not show direct procurement of this specific dried celery commodity; instead, issuing bodies purchase comprehensive grocery and fresh produce assortments spanning dozens or hundreds of line items, where dried or processed vegetables appear as minor components within larger food-supply contracts. The code's nominal scope—a specialized dried agricultural product—does not align with the pattern of actual buying activity in the most-recent opportunities block, which reflects solicitations for master grocery contracts, fresh produce programs, and meal delivery services where individual commodity-level dried vegetables are bundled with staple proteins, dairy, fresh produce, grains, and prepared items under broader UNSPSC families or classes. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary procurement from state health agencies, county education systems, and municipal entities supporting institutional food service operations. The few recent opportunities naming produce or grocery components—such as Bridgeport Public Schools' comprehensive 1,100-line-item grocery bid (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Schools' fresh produce solicitation (due June 26, 2026), and Douglas County School System's fresh produce and egg procurement through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026)—source vegetables as broad categories rather than isolating specific dried varieties, indicating that procurement decisions operate at family or class level rather than at individual commodity codes.

Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Texas based on recent solicitation activity, with school nutrition programs in suburban and regional districts driving the largest identified opportunities. No recent state or local procurement activity specifically targets UNSPSC 50592710 as a standalone line item or contract award; the code likely functions as a subcategory within broader institutional food-service vehicles where purchasing power aggregates across multiple product families to negotiate volume pricing and compliance with federal nutrition standards, Buy American provisions, and HACCP food-safety requirements.