UNSPSC 50622706: Non GMO giant red celery purees

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO giant red 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 50622706 Non GMO giant red celery purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this category. The recent opportunities posted to this code are food service procurement for institutional facilities—primarily fresh and shelf-stable packaged foods, proteins, dairy, produce, and food service supplies for state agencies, school districts, and county governments—not celery purees or any produce in puree form. The mismatch between the nominal code scope and the solicitations suggests this code carries minimal or misapplied activity; the opportunities themselves are generic food supply contracts for canteens, cafeterias, senior services, state supported living centers, prisons, and schools across multiple states, with issuing bodies spanning state health and human services departments, corrections agencies, school nutrition programs, and county boards of commissioners.

Activity appears in Texas (via the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and the State of Georgia), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Illinois (State of Illinois). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, canned proteins, and sauces (due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 spanning fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, condiments, and kitchen supplies (due June 15, 2026). These are typically IFB or IWQ notices with response windows of one to three weeks, F.O.B. Destination delivery terms, annual or multi-month contract periods, and evaluation on best value or lowest responsive bid. The code appears to carry little decision-relevant traffic specific to its stated commodity and warrants close scrutiny before pursuing.