UNSPSC 50403004: Choy sum

The variety of chinese cabbage known as choy sum

UNSPSC 50403004 Choy sum, a Commodity code, names leafy greens that state and local governments procure as fresh produce for institutional food service — principally correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior service programs. Recent solicitations show buyers purchasing fresh vegetables and produce as components of broader food-service contracts, with choy sum appearing as one line item within mixed fresh-produce or fresh-vegetable categories rather than as a standalone commodity. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), and regional health or social-service authorities. Institutional food-service procurement under this code emphasizes compliance with USDA quality grades, delivery to specified warehouse or facility locations, prevailing-wage compliance in some states, E-Verify verification, and detailed product traceability documentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for consumables and food-service groceries to state supported living centers (HHS0018082 for Lufkin, IFB due October 23, 2026; HHS0017799 for Mexia, IFB due August 25, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple RFPs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses serving correctional facilities (IW267376 for Palestine, due October 19, 2026; IW267420 for Snyder warehouse, due October 14, 2026; IW267411 for Wynne warehouse, due October 14, 2026). The Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center and Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center both solicited fresh produce contracts with small-business set-asides (27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026; 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026). School-nutrition procurement appears in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, emphasizing locally sourced produce within 400 miles). The code shows no material recent activity in other states or regions; opportunities are episodic and tied to annual food-service budget cycles.