UNSPSC 50612701: Canned or jarred Non GMO celebrity celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO celebrity celery that has been canned or jarred 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 50612701 Canned or jarred Non GMO celebrity celery is a Commodity code that in practice covers a narrow specialty product—canned or jarred celery meeting Non-GMO certification—but state and local government procurement activity under this code is functionally absent from recent solicitation records. The fourteen most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code solicited food products broadly: canned tomatoes, fresh produce, cafeteria staples, school nutrition supplies, and consumables for state facilities, with only one opportunity (the Illinois Veterans Home quarterly food order, solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) appearing to carry a brand-specific line item that might reference celery or similar packaged vegetables as part of a larger food supply contract. The code designation does not align with the actual scope of work being solicited.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia Department of Corrections), county school districts (Fairfax County, Douglas County, Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Ben Hill County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Savannah-Chatham in Georgia), and specialized state health facilities (Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Most recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school nutrition programs and state corrections and health facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable products IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with historical value $1.5 million), the Douglas County School System fresh produce and eggs RFP via GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026, estimated $5.5 million across two geographic areas), and the Ben Hill County Schools food bid (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026, covering fresh and frozen produce, meat, dairy, seasonings, and furnishings across four schools). The code shows minimal signal for canned Non-GMO celery specifically; procurement activity under the nominal code name does not match the code's narrow specialty classification.