UNSPSC 50612714: Canned or jarred Non GMO standard bearer celery

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO standard bearer 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 50612714 Canned or jarred Non GMO standard bearer celery is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables, though the source shows little direct procurement activity specifically tagged to this code. State and local governments soliciting under related food-supply codes buy primarily institutional meal service for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and senior-services programs. The issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state correctional agencies, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and special-purpose state authorities. Scope spans hundreds of line items across multiple food categories—fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, canned vegetables, and food service supplies—with detailed USDA grade, sodium, shelf-life, and labeling requirements. Bidders must typically respond to a minimum percentage of line items (often 95 percent), submit firm fixed pricing on mandatory price sheets, certify compliance with Buy American and Child Nutrition provisions where applicable, provide three references, carry minimum liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence, and resolve complaints or product failures within 72 to 90 hours. Contract terms commonly run one year with two or more renewal options and price adjustments tied to third-party indices (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index) capped at 10 to 20 percent increases.

Recent procurement activity under related codes spans Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, State of Georgia), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Illinois (State of Illinois). Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026, prior-period value $1.5 million), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response due June 19, 2026, prior award $13.75 per case), the Gwinnett County IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables (response due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools IFB for comprehensive school nutrition products across four schools (response due June 15, 2026). The code itself shows no recent direct solicitation activity for non-GMO standard bearer celery specifically; opportunities in the broader canned-vegetable family are live and ongoing but tagged to general food-supply codes rather than this commodity-level classification.