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, nominally describes a single produce item but does not align with the scope of recent state and local solicitations tagged under it. The recent opportunities show schools, counties, state health agencies, and municipalities procuring broad-based food service products — fresh produce, grocery staples, meal preparation and delivery, and nutrition program support — rather than dried celery specifically. The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). These jurisdictions are supporting National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients), and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards across their food service operations.

Geographic activity centers on the South — Florida (Hillsborough County), Georgia, Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Texas (El Paso) — with additional Northeast presence in Connecticut (Bridgeport). Recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple apple, berry, and vegetable varieties due June 26, 2026, and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (estimated contract value $17.8 million over three years) due June 25, 2026. The code shows minimal activity directly aligned to dried celery procurement; the mismatch between the commodity name and actual buying patterns suggests the code may be misapplied to broader produce and food service categories or that dried celery represents a negligible fraction of state and local food procurement under this classification.