UNSPSC 50423005: Dried dwarf bok choy

The variety of chinese cabbage known as dwarf bok choy that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423005 Dried dwarf bok choy, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh and processed vegetables and specialty produce items that state and local governments procure for child nutrition programs, institutional food service, and school meal operations. The recent opportunities block shows minimal activity specifically tagged to this code; the single directly relevant solicitation is the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP meal program RFP (posted July 16, 2026, due August 4, 2026) requesting vegetables as one of five supply categories supporting daily meals for approximately 400 children ages 1–18. However, the broader procurement pattern under produce and grocery codes reveals that state and local buyers are sourcing fresh and dried vegetables, fruits, and related staples through institutional food service contracts at scale, with multiple school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child nutrition programs using RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notice types to establish multi-year supply agreements. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), municipalities (City of Edinburg), and cooperative buying vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Notable repeat buyers include Georgia school districts and the Oregon Department of Corrections, both issuing multiple produce and dried-goods procurements annually.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs in the past four months for dried pinto beans (March 6, 2026, due March 20, and June 5, 2026, due June 19), totaling 170,000 pounds, with pricing benchmarked at $0.43–$0.493 per pound and Oregon-origin and Oregon-headquarter preferences of 5 percent each applied to evaluation. Georgia school systems dominate fresh produce procurement, with the Douglas County School System RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 for 72 produce line items (posted March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026), and Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce items (posted March 27, 2026, due April 27, 2026). Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited Master Grocery K-12 for multiple food categories including produce to 45 schools plus warehouse service (IFB posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) requested over 900 grocery line items for July 2026–June 2027 delivery (posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 cafeteria food line items including fresh and canned vegetables across five geographic TDCJ warehouse locations (extended via addendum to May 4, 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles and multi-district RFPs show institutional food service buyers consolidating volume across large geographic regions to achieve scale pricing and consistent supply.