UNSPSC 50403005: Dwarf bok choy

The variety of chinese cabbage known as dwarf bok choy

UNSPSC 50403005 Dwarf bok choy, a Commodity code, describes fresh vegetable items that state and local school districts and child-care agencies procure as part of broader fresh produce contracts, though recent solicitations under this code reveal minimal direct demand for dwarf bok choy specifically. The overwhelming majority of fresh-produce procurement in the state and local market targets comprehensive produce portfolios—apples, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli, bananas, and seasonal items—rather than specialty greens. School nutrition programs drive the volume, with additional demand from Head Start centers, senior services, and correctional institutions. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Northside Independent School District and Austin ISD in Texas, Douglas County Schools in Georgia, Bartow County Schools in Georgia, Dougherty County Schools in Georgia, and multiple other Georgia and Texas districts), followed by state procurement offices (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), child-care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and municipal senior services (City of San Antonio). Repeat institutional buyers across multiple solicitations include Georgia school districts and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which issue separate line-item bids for potatoes, carrots, and sweet potatoes destined for institutional food service.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, where school-district consortia and state agencies posted the majority of recent solicitations. Georgia jurisdictions—including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Henry County, and Savannah-Chatham County—dominate the market with weekly produce contracts for the 2026–2027 school year, many specifying local-sourcing preferences (400-mile radius requirements appear in Madison, Wisconsin and Bartow County, Georgia solicitations). Texas activity includes TDCJ bulk commodity bids for white potatoes and carrots (IFB IW253099, IW253121, IW241979), school districts (McAllen ISD RFP 2026-1029, Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034), and Head Start procurement (IFB 26-GP, estimated value $969,460.94). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District seeking 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026, with 5% diverse-owner preference and $0.20-per-pound organic discount), Northside Independent School District procuring fresh produce for 117 schools under RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026), Douglas County Schools coordinating produce for 30 districts across Georgia under RFP SN 26-004 (with estimated Area One spend of $4.4 million), and Bartow County Schools seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables under RFP 10-2026-019 (due June 22, 2026). No recent solicitations identified dwarf bok choy as a line item; specialty Asian greens appear absent from current state and local fresh-produce procurement agendas.