UNSPSC 50612711: Canned or jarred Non GMO ivory tower celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO ivory tower 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 50612711 Canned or jarred Non GMO ivory tower celery is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract name diverges sharply from the actual work being solicited in the recent opportunities block: none of the posted solicitations name celery as a line item or target product. State and local governments are instead buying comprehensive food service bundles—fresh produce, proteins, dairy, canned goods, prepared foods, and consumable supplies—across dozens or hundreds of line items at the school district, corrections, and public health facility level. The code does not reflect what is actually being procured today.

The recent opportunities show school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), state departments of corrections (Oregon ODOC, Texas TDCJ), state health agencies (Texas HHSC, Georgia state facilities), and one state veterans home (Illinois) issuing RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for food and consumable products. Activity is concentrated in Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurements), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (ODOC), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and scattered across Illinois, Virginia, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products covering five geographic warehouse areas (response extended to May 4, 2026, 382 line items); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB covering weekly delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026); and multiple Georgia school district produce and grocery bids. The code's nominal scope—a single canned produce item—does not align with the broad, multi-category institutional food procurement that dominates recent activity.