UNSPSC 50583004: Non GMO choy sum

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO choy sum. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50583004 Non GMO choy sum is a Commodity code that describes a specific leafy green vegetable variety. Recent state and local solicitations, however, show little activity tagged specifically to this code—the most recent opportunities in the dataset are broadly scoped produce and food service contracts for school districts and state agencies that enumerate dozens of produce line items under umbrella solicitations for fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and related grocery items, but do not isolate non-GMO choy sum as a distinct line item or call-out. The code's nominal specificity does not align with what state and local procurement offices are actually buying under produce-related tags, where competitive solicitations are written to cover comprehensive fresh-produce bundles and allow bidders to propose pricing and sourcing across multiple items rather than single vegetables.

Geographic activity in recent produce and food service procurement clusters heavily in Georgia, with multiple school districts (Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County) and a cooperative purchasing vehicle (Douglas County School System through the GEC Buying Cooperative) issuing RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce in February through May 2026. Texas and Florida school districts—Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa)—also show recent activity. State-level procurements in Georgia (state operations and state contracting offices) appear in the dataset alongside independent school districts. The typical issuing body is a school nutrition program seeking fresh produce for child nutrition compliance; representative solicitations include Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (cooperative vehicle for 30 districts across two Georgia areas, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two), Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 (fresh produce for 16 school locations, due April 14, 2026), and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (fresh produce for child nutrition, due May 7, 2026). Because the code shows no distinct recent demand separate from broader produce bundling, vendors seeking to serve this narrow commodity should expect to compete within multi-item institutional food-service contracts where choy sum would be one line among dozens, not a sole item of focus.