UNSPSC 50403016: Yau choy sum

The variety of chinese cabbage known as yau choy sum

UNSPSC 50403016 Yau choy sum is a Commodity code that covers Asian leafy green vegetables sourced fresh for institutional food service — the code sees limited recent state and local solicitation activity, with no specific opportunities directly naming yau choy sum or closely related bok choy / gai choy varieties in the recent records. Instead, state and local procurement bodies are sourcing fresh produce through broader family-level codes covering comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable procurement, with yau choy sum remaining part of the specialty or seasonal produce portfolio referenced in general "fresh produce" or "produce items" solicitations rather than as a standalone line item. The issuing bodies driving produce procurement activity include school nutrition programs (primary volume), state institutional food service (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school districts, and transit or social service agencies. School districts consistently post RFPs and IFBs for annual fresh produce contracts running July through June; state correctional agencies post IFBs for bulk vegetables including potatoes, carrots, and sweet potatoes for canning and institutional meals; and smaller jurisdictions (city and county departments of human services) occasionally solicit specialty produce services.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Henry County, and Douglas County cooperative procurement) posting the highest volume of sealed-bid and RFP solicitations for fresh produce in the March-May 2026 window. Texas institutions (TDCJ, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen ISD, and Austin ISD) are actively soliciting fresh produce through both IFBs and RFPs with response dates in February through May 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026) emphasizing 400-mile sourcing, Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bids for fresh produce across 40 line items (due June 16, 2026), and Douglas County Schools' GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million annual spend (due March 4, 2026). No current opportunities explicitly specify yau choy sum as a line item; vendors competing in this code should expect success through general fresh-produce contracts where specialty Asian greens are incorporated into standing monthly or weekly purchase orders as available rather than as dedicated award categories.