UNSPSC 50612705: Canned or jarred Non GMO giant pink celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant pink 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 50612705 Canned or jarred Non GMO giant pink celery, a Commodity code, captures state and local food procurement for institutional feeding programs — school districts, state correctional facilities, health and human services institutions, and veterans homes sourcing canned and jarred vegetables as components of regular meal service. Recent opportunities show the code active in school nutrition contracts, state facility food service, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts, with demand driven by budget-friendly shelf-stable produce items that meet nutritional standards and Buy American requirements.

School districts dominate recent activity, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all issuing multi-hundred-line-item grocery and produce RFPs and IFBs in the past six months. State agencies follow: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) procuring supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide under two separate IFBs; the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting canned tomatoes and tomato paste; and the Illinois Veterans Home issuing RFQs for weekly food orders. The State of Georgia and Texas Comptroller (on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice) rounded out recent solicitations. Geographic spread centers on the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina) and Upper Midwest (Missouri, Illinois), with secondary activity in Texas, Oregon, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center under a firm fixed-price model with historical spend of $1.5 million annually; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) with prior purchase at $13.75 per case; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) covering 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens with firm fixed pricing and no fuel surcharges. School district opportunities typically run one year with renewal options and emphasize Buy American compliance, USDA nutritional standards, and whole-grain and low-sodium specifications; state facility procurements often carry higher individual values and multi-year terms with price adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA indices or CPI.