UNSPSC 50592711: Dried Non GMO ivory tower celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO ivory tower 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 50592711 Dried Non GMO Ivory Tower Celery, a Commodity code, shows limited recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's narrow scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for dried non-GMO ivory tower celery; instead, the posted activity spans broad-scope grocery, produce, and food service procurement where celery—fresh, frozen, or as an ingredient in mixed offerings—may appear as one line item among hundreds. State and local governments are buying fresh produce contracts, master grocery agreements for K–12 nutrition programs, senior meal delivery services, and comprehensive food supply agreements, but the code's specificity to a single dried celery variety does not map cleanly to what is actually being solicited today.

The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Hancock County Board of Education), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), cities (Bridgeport, Dallas, Meriden), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). Recent solicitations cluster in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic—Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, Virginia—and tend to be IFBs or RFPs with response dates between late February and late June 2026. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K–12 contract (IFB, April 27, 2026 deadline, covering 45 schools plus distribution centers), Hillsborough County's senior meal delivery services (ITB-26-00289, $17.8 million estimated value over three years, June 25, 2026 deadline), and Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods procurement (RFP 026-41, approximately $3.1 million anticipated, February 25, 2026 deadline). The code itself carries minimal practical activity; procurement professionals pursuing dried specialty vegetables should monitor broader produce and grocery family codes (50592000–50599000 range) where volume and frequency are substantially higher.