UNSPSC 50592712: Dried Non GMO lathom self-blanching celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO lathom 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 50592712 Dried Non GMO Lathom Self-Blanching Celery, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct procurement activity at the state and local level; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting this specific dried celery product. State and local school districts, counties, and municipalities do actively solicit food products under broader grocery and produce codes, but the narrowly specified commodity—dried, non-GMO, Lathom varietal self-blanching celery—does not appear as a line item or named requirement in recent school nutrition, county food service, or municipal procurement notices. School districts including Bridgeport (Connecticut), Hancock County (Georgia), Fairfax County (Virginia), Bulloch County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham (Georgia), Meriden (Connecticut), and Douglas County (Georgia) have issued IFBs and RFPs for fresh produce, master grocery contracts, and comprehensive food supplies during 2026, but these solicitations specify commodity categories (fresh apples, carrots, broccoli, potatoes, leafy greens, and bulk staple items) rather than individual specialty dried-vegetable products. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procures food and consumable products for state-supported living centers, and Hillsborough County (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services; neither identifies dried celery as a specified line item.

The code's narrow specificity—a single dried-vegetable variant—and absence from active state and local procurement records suggests limited near-term opportunity volume. Vendors holding inventory or supply relationships for this product may monitor school district fresh-produce and grocery master contracts as potential points of entry, though procurement documents consistently emphasize fresh products, HACCP compliance, nutritional labeling requirements, and Buy American provisions that favor bulk commodity suppliers over specialty dried items. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, State of Georgia), Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Florida (Hillsborough County), with school nutrition budgets ranging from $3.1 million (Meriden) to $9 million (Douglas County food distribution) annually. Without direct solicitation data for this Commodity code, firms should assess whether they can position dried celery as a value-add component within master grocery or produce contracts rather than pursue standalone dried-vegetable procurements.