UNSPSC 50413004: Organic choy sum

The variety of organic chinese cabbage known as organic choy sum

UNSPSC 50413004 Organic choy sum is a Commodity code that identifies a single produce line item — fresh leafy green vegetables — but the recent state and local solicitation activity tagged under this code reveals a much broader procurement pattern. State and local education, social services, and institutional food buyers are actually purchasing comprehensive fresh produce assortments covering fruits, vegetables, eggs, and related items through school nutrition programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and child nutrition services. The mix of issuing bodies is dominated by school districts and county boards of education, with occasional state-level procurement offices or specialized nutrition service operations. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for line-by-line food bids closing June 8, 2026, covering approximately 300+ food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) RFP for fresh fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program closing March 11, 2026, with an estimated annual budget of $600,000; Northside Independent School District (Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce for child nutrition closing May 7, 2026, serving 83 elementary, 21 middle, and 13 high schools across San Antonio; and Bulloch County School District (Georgia) IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles, closing May 4, 2026, to support a Farm to School program serving 11,200 students.

The geographic spread spans Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Missouri, with concentrated recent activity in Georgia school districts and special-purpose nutrition cooperatives. Georgia hosts the heaviest volume of recent opportunities, including procurements by Liberty County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County school systems, plus the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively). Texas solicitations include Austin ISD and McAllen ISD, both emphasizing buy-American and local-sourcing preferences; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) requested grocery items including produce for the 2026-27 school year, due April 29, 2026, serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. Standard procurement terms include firm fixed pricing for 12 months with prospective price redetermination, weekly or twice-weekly delivery windows (typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday), HACCP certification and food safety documentation, Buy American compliance, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on issuer), and multiple-year renewal options (typically up to four additional one-year terms). Award typically goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a line-item basis, with contracts awarded approximately 60 days after bid opening.