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 is a Commodity code that in practice names a narrow agricultural product category, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show little alignment with the specific product name. Instead, the opportunities span broad food and consumable procurement across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — encompassing fresh produce, grocery items, prepared meals, and kitchen products rather than dried celery specifically. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include 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 and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and the State of Georgia. The scope of actual work includes fresh produce contracts spanning multiple apple and berry varieties, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, and specialty items; grocery items for school lunch programs with over 1,100 line items; senior meal preparation and delivery services; and institutional food supply for state supported living centers—all subject to Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content, nutritional standards compliance (including Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards where applicable), HACCP food safety planning, and delivery to multiple locations.

Recent opportunities span four states: Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items RFQ due June 30, 2026), Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable products IFB due July 13, 2026), Georgia (Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB due June 26, 2026, and statewide food and kitchen products RFQ due June 22, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery ITB due June 25, 2026 with estimated value of $17.8 million over three years), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District summer meal boxes due April 29, 2026). School districts and county food service operations dominate the recent activity. The code shows sufficient volume and geographic spread to warrant attention, though the disconnect between the commodity name and actual solicitation scope suggests this code may be incorrectly applied in state procurement systems—the opportunities are better characterized as institutional food service and school nutrition procurement rather than a specific dried vegetable product line.