UNSPSC 50592713: Dried Non GMO soup celery d'amsterdam

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO soup celery d'amsterdam 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 50592713 Dried Non GMO soup celery d'amsterdam is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product category — dehydrated celery for soup applications — but the state and local opportunities recently posted under this code reveal a much broader scope. State and local governments buying under this tag are procuring comprehensive school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal delivery that span thousands of line items across fresh produce, groceries, proteins, dairy, frozen goods, and specialty items to meet federal nutrition standards and school lunch program requirements. The issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipal purchasing offices acting on behalf of boards of education. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this code may be a catch-all tag for food procurement rather than a targeted category.

The geographic spread includes Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi in recent postings. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing an RFQ (BNB052266) for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, due June 30, 2026, with contract term July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, subject to Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing an IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026, with historical annual volume of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issuing an IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) for fresh produce covering over 200 line items, due June 26, 2026, for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing an ITB (ITB2600289) for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated value of $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026.