UNSPSC 50602700: Frozen Non GMO celery

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO celery that has been frozen 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 50602700 Frozen Non GMO celery is a Class code that in practice covers shelf-stable and fresh food procurement for institutional food service — though recent state and local solicitations under this code show a much broader scope than the nominal commodity name suggests. Gwinnett County, Georgia, the State of Georgia, and the Early County Board of Education have all posted solicitations tagged to this code for multi-item food service contracts encompassing canned proteins, dairy, produce, grains, condiments, and miscellaneous kitchen products rather than frozen celery specifically. The issuing bodies are a county purchasing department, a state department, and a school district — each buying food and related supplies for community services, state institutional feeding, and school breakfast and lunch programs respectively. Vendors responding to these opportunities must meet delivery commitments (often within 72 hours), provide price firm bids on line-item bases, carry appropriate insurance and compliance certifications (E-Verify, debarment verification, HACCP plans where applicable), and accept delivery windows and temperature or quality specifications set by the buyer.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where Gwinnett County posted an IWQ on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products bid on May 15, 2026 due June 22, 2026; and the Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line bid on May 11, 2026 due June 8, 2026 covering 300+ food items, 60 non-food and paper supplies, bread meeting USDA whole-grain standards, and fluid milk with strict temperature and rotation requirements for school lunch and breakfast programs running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The school district bid emphasized domestic sourcing, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives, with price escalation or de-escalation considered on a six-month basis supported by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.