UNSPSC 50622705: Non GMO giant pink celery purees

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant pink 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 50622705 Non GMO giant pink celery purees is a Commodity code that in practice spans a much broader range of food procurement activity than its nominal scope suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying comprehensive food service supplies for institutional facilities — fresh, frozen, canned, and prepared foods; fresh produce; proteins and dairy; condiments and seasonings; and food service consumables such as containers, napkins, gloves, and disposable serviceware. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, county school nutrition programs, and independent school districts. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and its affiliated entities appear as repeat solicitors, issuing multiple bids for state supported living center and state hospital food supplies. School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Texas (via TDCJ procurement on behalf of correctional facilities) also regularly compete under this code, as do county social services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFBs HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, due October 23, 2026) and HHS0017872 (same facility, fiscal year 2027, due August 25, 2026), both covering 20–22 line items of prepared foods, frozen items, and food service supplies with annual case quantities between 1 and 24 per item. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited informal written quotes (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods (peanut butter, canned proteins, pasta, soups, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools requested sealed bids for school food products across multiple categories (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia sought bids on nearly 400 line items for five schools (due June 5, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections bid approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) with a 5 percent Oregon-resident preference. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 cafeteria food line items across five geographic warehouse areas (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21, 2026 via addendum). Notice types are predominantly IFB and informal written quotes; response dates have clustered in May through October 2026. The code shows no recent opportunities under its literal name (non-GMO giant pink celery purees) — the mismatch suggests the code may have been assigned during taxonomy update or data-entry error rather than reflecting actual procurement intent.