UNSPSC 50612704: Canned or jarred Non GMO french dinant celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO french dinant 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 50612704 Canned or jarred non-GMO french dinant celery is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetable products for institutional food service operations, though recent solicitations show the code being applied to broader consumable-food categories rather than celery specifically. State and local governments purchase under this code primarily through health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, school districts running nutrition programs, departments of corrections, and county social services departments. The work involves supplying institutional kitchens, canteens, and food-service operations with bulk quantities of canned and jarred vegetables, prepared foods, proteins, and related consumable supplies on firm, fixed-unit-price contracts running twelve months with renewal options. Bidders must typically submit three or more references, company qualifications including years in business and staffing, and certifications covering debarment, E-Verify compliance, and suspension status. Delivery is F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid and included in quoted prices, and orders must be fulfilled within seven days of receipt or within agreed intervals; most solicitations impose minimum 90-day warranties or manufacturer-warranty compliance and require vendors to bear all costs for non-specification products including storage, investigation, and replacement.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumable foods serving state supported living centers, with HHS0018082 for Lufkin (bids due October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.) and HHS0017872 (bids due August 25, 2026) requesting 20–22 line items each at estimated annual quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item; the prior-period historical value for the El Paso facility was $1.5 million. Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools have issued IFBs for comprehensive school-nutrition food procurement covering hundreds of line items across multiple categories with response deadlines in June 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026) with a previous purchase price of $13.75 per case, and Oregon also posted a potato procurement (posting July 17, 2026, due July 27, 2026) with insufficient detail. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products under IWQ 140229 (quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.), and the State of Illinois solicited weekly food orders for the third quarter of fiscal 2027 under FY-27 IVHQ (bids due June 26, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement through the Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.) with delivery to six distribution points across Texas.