UNSPSC 50622710: Non GMO hopkins fenlander celery purees

The variety of Non GMO celery known as Non GMO hopkins fenlander 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 50622710 Non GMO Hopkins Fenlander Celery Purees is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity available in the source. The code nominally describes a single specialty vegetable product line, but the recent opportunities tagged with this code actually solicit broad food procurement covering dozens to hundreds of line items across all fresh and processed categories—proteins, dairy, grains, produce, condiments, and supplies—for institutional food service. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Oregon), school districts (Fairfax County Virginia; Rockwood R-VI Missouri; Liberty County, Ben Hill County, Burke County, and others in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Georgia), and correctional facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections), indicating a mismatch between the code's narrow product focus and the scope of work actually being solicited under it in the market.

The recent opportunities cluster heavily in the Southeast (Georgia school districts and state nutrition programs), Texas (state health and human services facilities), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon corrections), with secondary activity in Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, posting quarterly and annual food bids under IFB and RFP vehicles for July 2026 through June 2027 contract terms. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 11, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food products across four schools (bids due June 15, 2026); the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts (response due March 4, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026). These solicitations confirm that state and local procurement under this code actually targets full-service food distribution for meal programs, not specialty puree products, signaling a taxonomy mismatch that business development professionals should clarify with issuing bodies before pursuing.