UNSPSC 50403004: Choy sum

The variety of chinese cabbage known as choy sum

UNSPSC 50403004 Choy sum, a Commodity code, captures fresh Asian leafy greens that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show the code seeing use across produce bidding by K–12 school districts, but the activity is sparse and the recent opportunities identified do not center on choy sum specifically. Most produce procurements in the dataset are broader fresh-vegetable line-item bids where choy sum would be a single item among dozens—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, onions, tomatoes—rather than a standalone category. School nutrition programs in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut have posted RFPs and IFBs for general fresh produce, and some include Asian greens or specialty vegetable options, but the available solicitation summaries do not call out choy sum by name or volume.

The issuing-body mix is dominated by school districts and their cooperatives, with participation also from state criminal-justice departments (in Texas), Head Start programs, and occasional city senior-services divisions. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (multiple school districts, state IFBs), Texas (TDCJ, school districts including NISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County Schools), and scattered activity in Missouri, Connecticut, and elsewhere. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools (Georgia) RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and produce to 13 school sites (due February 25, 2026), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts via GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026). Choy sum does not appear as a named commodity in any of the recent summaries; pursuit viability depends on whether your firm holds existing relationships with school nutrition directors or can supply choy sum as part of a broader Asian-vegetable or specialty-produce offering to institutional buyers.