UNSPSC 50423008: Dried kasumi bok choy

The variety of chinese cabbage known as kasumi that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423008 Dried kasumi bok choy, a Commodity code, nominally names a single dried vegetable product, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect dried bok choy procurement. Instead, the code appears tagged on a broad range of food service solicitations spanning fresh and dried proteins, grains, produce, dairy, condiments, and kitchen supplies for institutional meal programs—child nutrition services, corrections departments, and school districts. The work being solicited includes cafeteria food products for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (approximately 382 line items including beef, chicken, cheese, grains, and canned vegetables), grocery items for Rockwood School District (over 900 line items covering snacks, fruits, vegetables, breads, dairy, and prepared entrees), fresh produce for multiple Georgia school districts (produce staples and eggs), and dried beans for the Oregon Department of Corrections (pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 or better grade). Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, county and municipal school districts, and regional buying cooperatives serving multiple districts. The code shows activity primarily among school nutrition programs and state institutional food services, with evaluation typically favoring lowest responsive bid on a firm fixed-price basis and awards frequently made on a line-item basis to allow multiple vendors.

Geographic concentration appears in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issuing Invitation for Bid 304T-26-300CF on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with a response deadline of May 4, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services soliciting bids for grocery items under electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS with responses due April 29, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CDT; Douglas County School System issuing Request for Proposal SN26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia with an estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million combined and proposals due March 4, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division seeking bids for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans with a March 20, 2026 deadline and previous award pricing at $0.43 per pound; and Fairfax County Public Schools issuing Invitation for Bid 2000004323 for a Master Grocery K-12 contract to supply 45 schools plus distribution kitchens with sealed bids due April 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.