UNSPSC 50622703: Non GMO chinese celery purees

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO chinese celery. 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 50622703 Non GMO Chinese celery purees is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within food supply — yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little acquisition of the product itself. Instead, the opportunities cluster around broad food and consumable procurement for state institutions, school districts, and correctional facilities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia school districts, Oregon corrections, Illinois state agencies, and Gwinnett County in Georgia have all issued solicitations under or near this code in the past four months, but their scopes encompass hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, canned goods, dry staples, and food service supplies — not celery purees specifically. When celery purees do appear in these solicitations, they are typically one item among dozens or hundreds, priced alongside unrelated commodities and subject to consolidated evaluation. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies managing state-supported living centers and state hospitals, state correctional departments, county school districts, and regional county services programs. These are high-volume, recurring institutional buyers with annual volumes often measured in thousands of cases across diverse product categories.

Recent activity shows geographic concentration in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for state-supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso, with response dates in June, July, and October 2026 and historical annual values in the $1.5 million range per facility. Georgia school districts — Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Gwinnett County — have issued food bids with June and October 2026 due dates spanning hundreds of line items and delivery to multiple school campuses. Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026. The Illinois state procurement (IVHQ quarterly food order, June 2026) and earlier Texas supplemental food procurement for state hospitals (maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, March 2026) indicate broader institutional consolidation. Celery purees as a standalone commodity see minimal direct solicitation; vendors pursuing this code should recognize that opportunities are embedded in large, multi-category institutional food procurements where celery products are secondary line items and competition is typically broad-based on total cost and service capability rather than product-specific expertise.