UNSPSC 50407068: Yu choy

The type of vegetable known as yu choy

UNSPSC 50407068 Commodity Yu choy is a fresh produce item that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, head start agencies, and institutional food service operations serving K–12 students and detention facilities. The code sees active buying under USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program requirements, where produce is typically sourced fresh, pre-cut, or ready-to-eat and delivered to multiple school sites on weekly schedules with strict temperature control and traceability documentation.

Issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes—from small rural boards of education (Bryan County Schools, Liberty County, Bulloch County) to large urban systems (Northside Independent School District serving 117 campuses, McAllen ISD with 31 sites, Austin ISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools)—plus specialized institutional food service buyers including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Head Start of Greater Dallas, and city senior services divisions. School nutrition procurement dominates recent activity, with most solicitations issued as RFPs, ITBs, or IFBs between February and July 2026. Geographic concentration is heavy in Georgia (Bartow County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Douglas County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County) and Texas (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, TDCJ, Head Start of Greater Dallas, Meriden Public Schools Connecticut). Representative recent procurements include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (bids due July 29, 2026) seeking approximately 5,900 servings weekly under USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding with 400-mile sourcing requirement and 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned vendors; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of produce and protein across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers with total estimated value $969,460.94 and Child and Adult Care Food Program compliance; Northside ISD RFP 2026-048 seeking fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days weekly during school year with pricing based on USDA Specialty Crops Terminal Markets Standard Reports; and Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery to 18 elementary schools with estimated annual budget $600,000 and cost-plus fixed-fee-per-case contract structure. Pricing models vary—some districts use USDA terminal market index formulas with markup allowance, others employ firm fixed pricing for contract periods, and a few (Hillsborough, Meriden) use cost-plus structures tied to market conditions. Local-sourcing preferences appear in multiple recent RFPs (Madison within Wisconsin and 400 miles, Bulloch within 200 miles, McAllen within 50 miles when equal cost and quality), and insurance requirements typically range from $500,000 to $2 million general liability. No recent activity appears under this specific code in states beyond Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri.